There is a website of her work too

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

 She was really gifted wasn't she Jen. Think there was a BBC documentary on her a while ago?

Amazing photos and thanks for posting so people can appreciate them  

Love the one of the man eating... they say a picture paints a thousand words!

I'll have to look that up Roger, I'm intrigued by her

Great pics ...thanks for the link Jen Would love to have seen the documentary Rosie  

The black and white ones have the greatest impact for me ....I love the one of the two little girls in the Unknown Portfolio  

Hi Baz  sadly its not on iplayer any more

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0366jd5

She was a fascinating character, a nanny who spent her spare time walking and snapping what she saw. Mostly the amazing shots she took in one just one snap of the shutter...not click click click and select the best one.

It would remind you of Vincent Van Gogh the way she died in obscurity and now dealers are selling her works for huge sums.

Luckily from the documentary [ they interviewed some of the kids she looked after] she sounded like she didn't care about money and would have hated fame. She was a bit of an oddball but a true artist.

It'll probably be on BBC again... you know what they're like for repeats

Thanks Rosie ....I will keep my eyes open for a repeat Some wonderful social history in those photos  

I think EC will be interested in them too