Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts

Titzenthaler, Waldemar
Views of Berlin
Los 4090

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372€ (US$ 400)

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Views of Berlin. 1890s-1920s/printed later. 22 ferroytped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 12 x 17,2 cm. Each mounted to album board with captions in German in white crayon below the images on the mount, bound in a 1920s cloth album.
Landesbildstelle Berlin (ed.). Berlin. Photographien von Waldemar Titzenthaler, Berlin 200, ill pp. 32, 39 (variant) and 61. – A very attractive collection of Berlin views showing the hustle and bustle on the streets with automobiles and crowds. – Some surface dents, otherwise in very good condition. – Two views of Berlin, also by Titzenthaler. Circa1900/printed later. 2 gelatin silver prints mounted to board.

Trier
Views and monuments of Trier
Los 4091 [*]

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620€ (US$ 667)

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Photographer unknown. Views and monuments of Trier. 1865. 5 albumen prints, arch-topped. Circa 14,5 x 22 cm and reverse. Mounted to board (some with light foxing), each with title and P. Braun's Verlag in Trier printed below the images on the mounts.
The views show the Porta Negra, the Basilica, the Roman Baths, portal of Liebfrauenkirche and the marketplace with the Rothe Haus (illustrated) in Trier. – A few surface scuff/rubbed marks, one slightly buckled, otherwise with strong tones and in very good condition.

Woodbury, Walter Bentley / James Page
Atjeh (Aceh), Entrance to the Kraton, Poeloe bras and Lingga near Singapore
Los 4094

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744€ (US$ 800)

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"Atjeh (Aceh) - Eingang in den Kraton" (entrance to the Palace district); Poeloe bras and "Lingga bei Singapore". 1865 - 1870. 3 albumen prints with rounded corners. Each circa 19 x 24 cm. Each mounted to album page, annotated in German in ink below the images on the mount, 1 with Woodbury & Page, Java in the negative lower right one with number 32 in the negative lower left.
After an apprenticeship in Manchester (1849-51) in a patent office, Walter Woodbury traveled to the Australia gold mines in 1852. After a number of jobs he took up professional photography and emigrated with James Page to Java in 1858, where the photographic firm of Woodbury & Page was founded in Batavia. He returned to England via Singapore, where in January 1863 he advertised his photographhic views for sale at John Little & Co. – Some handling creases, especially near edges, some light fading in edges, one with small spot near upper edge, one with small tear, otherwise strong prints in very good condition with a rich dark brown tone.

Airship Italia
The airship Italia in Seddin
Los 4097

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372€ (US$ 400)

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Zeppelin
Photographer unknown. The airship Italia in Seddin. 1928. Vintage gelatin silver print. 13 x 18 cm. Agency stamp and typed press text label (partly torn) on the verso.
This rare photo shows the airship Italia in the large hangar at the Seddin airfield in April 1928. The airship was repaired in Seddin near Stolp before it set off for Spitsbergen and flew towards the North Pole on May 23 with a crew of 16, including the Italian polar explorer Umberto Nobile. On the return flight it suddenly lost altitude and was damaged when landing. The rudderless airship flew loose with six crew members and was subsequently lost. An amateur radio operator was able to receive radio signals from the remaining crew and to organize help. The famous polar explorer Roald Amundsen also died in the rescue operation. Finally, a Swedish plane was able to rescue Umberto Nobile. The last survivors of the Italia were picked up by a Soviet icebreaker after 49 days. The spectacular accident received much attention and sympathy in the international press. – Some light surface soiling, corners bumped, otherwise in good condition.

Albiker, Carl
Milk drops
Los 4099

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248€ (US$ 267)

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Milk drops. 1930s. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa-Brovira paper. Each circa 16,6 x 23 cm.
Carl Albiker, the son of the sculptor Karl Albiker, started technical training in photography at the Lette-Verein, Berlin in 1928. – A few retouched spots, edges curled, otherwise in very good condition.

Albiker, Carl
Lightning
Los 4100

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248€ (US$ 267)

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Lightning. 1930s. Vintage gelatin silver print on doubleweight Agfa-Brovira paper. 22,5 x 17,2 cm.
Edges slightly curled, otherwise in very good condition.

Architecture
Bauhaus, Dessau
Los 4102

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248€ (US$ 267)

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Photographer: Heinrich Opitz. The new Bauhaus school in Dessau. 1926/printed 1997. Gelatin silver print. 13 x 17,5 cm (30 x 22 cm). Museum für Kunsthandwerk Leipzig edition stamp on the verso. From an edition of 50.
Slight buckling in edges, otherwise in excellent condition.

Architecture
Karstadt department store, Hermannplatz, Berlin
Los 4104

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397€ (US$ 427)

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Photographer: Paul W. John. Karstadt department store, Hermannplatz, Berlin. 1927-29. Vintage gelatin silver print. 15,7 x 11,5 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.
The German architect Philipp Schaefer built the Karstadt department store between 1927-1929, opening it to the public in 1929. His most famous building, it was considered modern and novel in part due to its direct connection to the subway station below. Surprisingly this large department store was barely damaged during WWII. It was, however, demolished by the NS in 1945 so the Soviet troops would not be able to plunder its food supplies. – One small indentation spot in lower left, otherwise in excellent condition.