Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts

Shore, Stephen
Giverny 7
Los 4323

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936€ (US$ 1,007)

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"Giverny 7". 2002. Chromogenic print on Fujifilm paper. 40,5 x 51 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in ballpoint pen on the verso.

In excellent condition.

Staatsratsgebäude, East Berlin
Interiors of the Staatsratsgebäude (State Council Building), East Berlin
Los 4324

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422€ (US$ 453)

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Photographer unknown. Interiors of the Staatsratsgebäude (State Council Building), East Berlin. 1990. 3 vintage chromogenic color prints on Fuji film Pictro paper. Each 45,5 x 31,5 cm.

The official residence of the State Council of the GDR was built in 1962-1964 in the style of "DDR Moderne". The photographs offered here of the interiors were taken shortly after 1989 and show the unchanged condition of the 1960s. For a short time (1999-2001), until the completion of the new building for the Chancellery, it was the official residence of the Chancellor. – A few light handling marks, one print with surface soiling, otherwise in good condition.

Stankowski, Anton
Foto-Auge
Los 4325

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521€ (US$ 560)

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"Foto-Auge". 1927/printed 1980. Gelatin silver print. 21 x 28,4 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in pencil as well as stamped einmalige vom künstler autorisierte auflage für die griffelkunst on the verso.

In excellent condition.

Steiner, Albert
Morgen am Bodensee
Los 4326

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744€ (US$ 800)

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"Morgen am Bodensee". 1920s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 17 x 23 cm. Geätzt stamp, as well as annotated in pencil on the verso.

Small retouched spot in left edge, a few handling marks, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.

Lit.: Peter Pfrunder/Beat Stutzer. Albert Steiner. Das fotografische Werk. Zurich 2005.

Steiner, Rudolf
Portrait of Rudolf Steiner
Los 4328

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372€ (US$ 400)

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Photographer: Otto Rietmann (1856-1942). Portrait of Rudolf Steiner. Circa 1916. Vintage gelatin silver print. 14 x 10 cm. Mounted to studio board with Rietmann St. Gallen stamp in lower right.

Rietmann ran a photography studio in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It was here, where he photographed the Austrian philosopher and founder of the Waldorf School, Rudolf Steiner. – Minimal silver mirroring in lower edge, otherwise in very good condition.

Székessy, Karin
Selected nudes, some with Paul Wunderlich in Székessy's studio
Los 4330

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620€ (US$ 667)

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Selected nudes, some with Paul Wunderlich in Székessy's studio. 1970s. 17 vntage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 23 x 17 cm. Mounted to black photo boards with linen joints, folded and bound as a leporello.

In 1971 Karin Székessy married the artist Paul Wunderlich and they embarked on various art projects combining his art work and her photographs. Both strongly influenced each other in their work. This small album with a collection of her early prints is a wonderful document of this period of her work. – A few light handling creases in left edge, corners bumped and small crease in upper left corner and upper right, a few light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.

Tairraz, Pierre
Alpine view, Rochefort-Grat mit Aiguille de Rochefort
Los 4331

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570€ (US$ 613)

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Alpine view, Rochefort-Grat with Aiguille de Rochefort (4001m). 1960. Vintage gelatin silver print. 39 x 29 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso, mounted in window mat (traces of use in edges).

The Tairraz family of Chamonix produced several generations of Alpine photographers. In 1857 Joseph Tairraz began taking daguerrotypes and took the first photographs at the summit of Mont Blanc in 1860. He provided tourists and mountaineers with souvenir portraits and mountain views. His son Georges, who was an apprentice to Pierre Petit in Paris, took over the studio circa 1882 which was then called "Tairraz Alpine Photographic Studio". The studio continued throughout the 20th century. – A fine tonal print in excellent condition.

Thiemann, Elsa
Detail studies (Forks; Ice cream cones; Grater)
Los 4333

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1.984€ (US$ 2,133)

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Detail studies (Forks, Grater, Ice cream cones). 1930s. 3 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on ivory paper. 18,5 x 8 cm, 18 x 13 cm and 21,2 x 12 cm. 2 with photographer's stamp, each with estate stamp and 2 annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

In the 1930s-40s Elsa Thiemann made detail studies of various everyday objects, which were also published in magazines as "Rätselbilder" (mystery images). – A few light handling marks, one with crease in lower left corner, one with light glue stain from verso, otherwise in very good condition.

Provenance: From the estate of the photographer.

Lit.: Annemarie Jaeggi/Margot Schmidt (eds.). Elsa Thiemann: Fotografin, Bauhaus und Berlin. Berlin 2004, see pp. 62-67.