Revolvers. 1960s. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on RC paper. Each circa 25,3 x 20,2 cm. Each signed by the photographer in pencil, printed text label affixed to and 1 also with photographer's stamp on the verso.
A few light handling dents, otherwise in very good condition.
Photographer: Hilde Zemann (b. 1922). The artist Hannah Höch. 1967. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 23 x 29 cm. Signed and titled by the photographer in pencil and photographer's label on the verso.
Some handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von
Portrait of the writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Los 4204 [*]
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
372€ (US$ 400)
Photographer: Nicola Perscheid (1864-1930). Portrait of the writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Circa 1910. Vintage sepia-toned gelatin silver print. 16,3 x 10,2 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower right corner, mounted to card.
In excellent condition.
Holzer, Jenny
Jenny Holzer's installation "For Paula Modersohn-Becker"
Los 4205
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
372€ (US$ 400)
Photographer: Boris Becker (b. 1961). Jenny Holzer's installation "For Paula Modersohn-Becker". 2005. Inkjet print. 50 x 70 cm. Signed in ink by Jenny Holzer in link in lower portion; editioned 24/100 in pencil on the verso.
The installation "For Paula Modersohn-Becker", by the American concept artist Jenny Holzer, is an homage to the Worpswede artist Paula Modersohn-Becker. It was acquired by the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, Bremen and is permanantly installed there in the winding staircase. – Minimal edge wear, some retouched spots in edges, otherwise in good condition.
Industrial Photography
Documentation album with views of the costruction of the Inn channel, Germany
Los 4206
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
372€ (US$ 400)
Documentation album with views of the construction of the Inn channel, Germany. 1919-1922. Circa 130 gelatin silver prints. Various sizes most circa 12 x 17 cm and some smaller. Mounted to card, bound in cloth album (edges slightly rubbed).
Extensive documentation of the individual stages of construction of the channel and the hydroelectric power station built simultaneously. – Some with oxidation mirroring in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Industrial Photography
Industrial views of pipe production, Düsseldorf
Los 4207
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
992€ (US$ 1,067)
Photographer: C. Leiterholdt. Industrial views of pipe production, Düsseldorf. 1920s/30s. 12 vintage large-format gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17 x 23 cm. Each with photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.
Corners bumped, a few photos with nicks in edges, slight oxidation mirroring in edges, a few photos with stronger oxidation, otherwise in good condition.
Industrial Photography
Historic Locomotive
Los 4208
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1.984€ (US$ 2,133)
Photographer: Frank Heidtmann. Historic locomotive. 1980s. Vintage gum bichromate print on heavy paper. 38,5 x 28 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso.
In excellent condition.
The actress Dina Gralla (1905-1994). 1929. Vintage gelatin silver print. 22,8 x 16,7 cm. Atelier Jacobi, Joachimsthaler Str. 5 stamp and annotated in ink on the verso.
Some retouched spots, corners slightly bumped, otherwise in good condition.
Japanese Photography
Landscapes and views of Japan
Los 4210
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
620€ (US$ 667)
Photographer: Seien Takagi. Landscapes and views of Japan. 1937. 21 vintage gelatin silver prints on chamois paper. Each circa 28 x 17,5 cm (26,5 x 20,5 cm). First page with title in Japanese characters and signed and dated by the photographer in ink, each photo signed, titled in Japanese characters in ink in lower margin, photos inserted in album page corners, bound in cloth album with chord binding with embossed Japanese characters on front cover (some stains/soiling).
Very attractive album with atmospheric views of Japan. – Fine tonal prints, most in excellent condition.
Jewish Synagogue Rykestr.
Jewish Synagogue, Rykestr., Berlin
Los 4211
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
1.612€ (US$ 1,733)
Photographer: Werner Weigl (1931-2019). Jewish Synagogue, Rykestr., Berlin. 1955. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight paper. 39,7 x 30,2 cm. Various exhibtion stamps and annotations on the verso.
The image shows a Chuppa ceremony with the Jewish community of both West and East Berlin attending. – Corners bumped/with creases, some handling marks, some edge wear.
New York. 1965/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 40,3 x 30,3 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Buckled in upper edge, otherwise in very good condition.
Beelitz. 2013. Selenium toned gelatin silver print. 24 x 24 cm (28 x 27,8 cm). Signed, titled, dated, editioned 2/6 and copyrighted by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
A fine tonal print in very good condition.
"Sven". 2016. Selenium toned gelatin silver print from a polaroid negative. 17,5 x 21,2 cm (20,2 x 24,5 cm). Signed, titled, dated, editioned 2/5 and copyrighted by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
A fine tonal print in excellent condition.
"Claudio". 2015. Selenium toned gelatin silver print. 17,5 x 17,3 cm (25,3 x 20,2 cm). Signed, titled, dated, editioned 4/5 and copyrighted by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
A fine tonal print in excellent condition.
"(Augen-)Blick". 1961. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight Agfa paper. 30 x 23 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer as well as number in pencil and photographer's stamp on the verso.
Light buckling, a few small retouched spots, otherwise in very good condition.
Microphone. 1932. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24,8 x 16,8 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower right; photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. Hinge-mounted in mat.
Willy Kessels attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Gent and then moved to Brussels, where he worked as a sculptor and architectural draftsman in the 1920s. He began his photographic career in 1929, seeing photography as a modern means of representation. Kessels was very active during the 1920s-1930s, and his photo montages, aerial views, angles and use of light illustrate the modern movement of Belgian photography at the time. His attractive nudes also are a large part of his oeuvre. – A rich beautiful print in near excellent condition.
Cactus and sculpture. 1934. Vintage gelatin silver print. 22,8 x 16,5 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower left corner; photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.
A few small nicks in edges, otherwise a beautiful print in near excellent condition.
Delhi, India. 1982. Gelatin silver print. 28,8 x 40,5 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's/copyright stamp on the verso.
A few light handling marks, slightly buckled in side edges, retouched spot, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.
"Justus". 2020. Gelatin silver print. 56,5 x 44 cm. Signed, titled, dated and editioned 1/10 by the photographer in pencil and photographer's stamp on the verso.
In excellent condition.
"Elvis Presley in Germany". 1958/printed 1990s. Gelatin silver print. 24,5 x 36 cm (29,5 x 40 cm). Signed, titled, dated and copyrighted by the photographer in penicl on the verso.
Augenzeuge Robert Lebeck. 30 Jahre Zeitgeschichte. Munich and Lucern 1984, ill. p. 32.Corners slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition.
Lebeck, Robert
Leopoldville. Belgisch-Kongo
Los 4233
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1.240€ (US$ 1,333)
"Leopoldville. Belgisch-Kongo". 1960. 1 vintage gelatin silver print and 10 gelatin silver press prints on RC Stern magazin paper. 20,2 x 25,2 cm and 30,2 x 23,6 cm. Vintage print with photographer's stamp and annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso; press prints with Stern copyright/credit stamp and watermark logo on the verso.
Apart from a rare vintage print of this iconic image by Robert Lebeck of an African man stealing the Belgian King's saber in 1960, this lot also includes an exceptional set of images showing various scenes of the act and the arrest of the man. – Vintage print with stronger creases near right and left edge, layout marks in lower margin, other prints with handling marks, otherwise in good condition.
Female nudes, Tunis. Circa 1910. 2 vintage reddish-brown toned matte gelatin silver prints on structured chamois paper. Each circa 18 x 24 cm and reverse. Each with photographer's logo and number in the negative in lower right/left and with photographer's reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.
Corners slightly bumped, some fading in edges, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Female nudes, Tunis. Circa 1910. 2 vintage reddish-brown toned matte gelatin silver prints on structured chamois paper. Each circa 24 x 18 cm. Each with photographer's logo and number in the negative in lower right/left and with photographer's reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.
Corners slightly bumped, some fading in edges, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Female nudes, Tunis. Circa 1910. 2 vintage reddish-brown toned matte gelatin silver prints on structured chamois paper. Each circa 24 x 18 cm. Each with photographer's logo and number in the negative in lower right/left and with photographer's reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.
Corners slightly bumped, some fading in edges, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Dutch interiors. 1910s. 6 vintage gelatin silver prints and 1 photogravure. Various sizes, most circa 12 x 16 cm. 1 with photographer's blindstamp in left/right corner, 5 with photographer's stamp on the verso.
Active in Honnef and Düsseldorf between the 1910s-1930s, Emil Lichtenberg primarily documented architecture, including office buildings, interiors and factories, but he also made many fine portraits, especially in the 1910s. He was a member of the GDL (Society of German Photographers). He often used various high-quality photographic processes and the majority of his prints show fine craftsmanship. – Fine prints in very good condition.
Lichtenberg, Emil
Selected images of Dutch coastal scenes with ships and fishermen
Los 4243
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372€ (US$ 400)
Selected images of Dutch coastal scenes with ships and fishermen. 1910s. 9 vintage gelatin silver prints and 1 photogravure. Various sizes, between circa 28 x 20 cm and most 16 x 12 cm. 4 mounted and signed in pencil on the mount, 4 with photographer's blindstamp in left/right corner, 2 with photographer's stamp on the verso.
One with small discoloration in lower edge, otherwise fine prints in very good condition.
Lichtenberg, Emil
Selected images of Dutch fishermen
Los 4244
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
372€ (US$ 400)
Selected images of Dutch fishermen. 1910s. 8 vintage gelatin silver prints. Various sizes, between circa 22 x 16 cm and 11 x 14 cm. 2 signed in pencil in lower margin, 6 with photographer's stamp on the verso.
In very good condition.
Link, O. Winston
Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia
Los 4245
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
3.472€ (US$ 3,733)
"Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia". 1963/printed 1984. Gelatin silver print. 50,4 x 40,5 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in pencil, annotations in pencil and photographer's reproduction limitation and copyright stamp on the verso.
Minimal oxidation mirroring in upper area, only visible at an angle, minimal fading/toning in lower edge, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.
Provenienz: Purchased from the estate of Herb Ritts.
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. 1950s. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa-Brovira doubleweight paper. 29,5 x 21 cm. 2 photographer's stamps and annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Edges slightly curled, corners bumped with minimal emulsion loss, a few small retouched spots, otherwise in very good condition.
"The Irish Girls" 2005. Cibachrome print. 38 x 42 cm (51 x 55,5 cm). Signed, titled, editioned AP 1/3 and dated by the photographer in ink on label on the verso. Framed under glass.
The photographer Loretta Lux first studied painting at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich before turning to photography. However, in her photographs she continues to combine painting, along with digital manipulation, creating otherworldly images. – In excellent condition (not examined outside frame).
Provenienz: The Olbricht Collection
Luxemburg, Rosa
Portrait of Rosa Luxemburg
Los 4249
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1.736€ (US$ 1,867)
Photographer: Hänse-Herrmann, Berlin. Portrait of Rosa Luxemburg. 1910. Vintage sepia-toned gelatin silver print in oval. 14,7 x 10,2 cm. Mounted to board (unevenly cut), photographer's stamp below the image on the mount.
A fine tonal print in very good condition.
Rayographs. 1921-1923/printed 1978. 3 gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each circa 29,5 x 22,5 cm (43 x 34 cm). Man Ray's signature stamp, Griffelkunst edition stamp and rayograph stamp, as well as signed and dated by the estate executor in pencil on the verso, each mounted along upper edge to grey board (one mount bumped in right edge), Griffelkunst stamp on mount verso.
Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 140-141.Two prints with minimal discoloration in areas, otherwise in very good condition.
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Telefon: +49 30 8938029-0
Fax: +49 30 8918025
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