China
Official Chinese propaganda photographs
Los 4122
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2.728€ (US$ 2,933)
Photographer unknown. Official Chinese propaganda photographs. 1949-1970s/printed 1960s/70s. 9 ferrotyped gelatin silver press prints. Each circa 28 x 23 cm. Some annotated or stamped on the verso.
Some of the photos in this group document important turning points in 20th century Chinese history, such as Zhou Enlai with the Red Guards or the huge mourning rally on the occasion of Zhou's death in 1976 in Tiananmen Square, which was the cause of the so-called "Tiananmen Incident". Another picture shows the new party chairman Hua Guofeng during his 1977 tour of Europe in Romania or Yugoslavia, omitting the Soviet Union. Also included are two images of the modern Beijing Opera. – Some with stronger traces of use/ creases, edges curled, otherwise several in good condition.
Marilyn Monroe. 1950/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 27 x 22,7 cm (35,5 x 27,8 cm). Signed and editioned 6/99 by the photographer in ink in lower margin.
Light handling mark in lower right, otherwise in very good condition.
Marilyn Monroe. 1950/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 27 x 22,7 cm (35,5 x 27,8 cm). Signed, titled and editioned 6/99 by the photographer in ink in lower margin.
Light ink mark in lower margin, otherwise in very good condition.
Dance Photography
Scene from "Der Weg" choreographed by Mary Wigman
Los 4125
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744€ (US$ 800)
Photographer: Herbert Volwahsen (1906-1988). Scene from dance pantomime "Der Weg", choreographed by Mary Wigman. 1932. Vintage gelatin silver print. 13 x 22 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso.
This image shows a scene from the pantomime dance "Der Weg" choreographed by Mary Wigman,1932 and photographed by the sculptor Herbert Volwahsen. – Some mirroring and creases in edges, especially in left edge and corner, small backed tears in left and lower edge, otherwise in good condition.
Dance Photography
Various poses by dancers, most likely Mary Wigman School
Los 4126
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372€ (US$ 400)
Photographer unknown. Various poses by dancers, most likely Mary Wigman School. 1930s. 6 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 16 x 11 cm. Each mounted in upper edge in mat.
Some mirroring in edges, otherwise in good condition.
Untitled (Berlin). 1988. Vintage gelatin silver print. 27 x 39 cm. Annoated on the verso.
Slight edge wear, corners bumped, slightly buckled in edges, light vertical fold mark in right area, otherwise in very good condition.
Deutsch Südwest Afrika
Views of German Southwest Africa
Los 4128
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248€ (US$ 267)
Photographer: Theodor Rehbock (1864-1950). Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika. 96 Lichtdrucke (collotypes) nach Photographien aus dem Herero- und Nama-Lande. 1896-97. Gilt edges, 96 p. Images circa 11 x 16 cm and 16 x 11 cm. Bound in linen album (edges slightly rubbed) with gilt stamped title on front cover. Berlin 1898.
Theodor Rehbock (born in Holland) became one of the most important German hydraulic engineers of his time. Due to the colonial wars against the Herero in Nama Rehbock could not carry out his projects in Namibia.The images offered in this publication were taken by Rehbock before the Herero uprising. – In very good condition.
Bernauer Straße. 1962/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 29,4 x 29 cm. Mounted to board, titled by the photographer in pencil below the image on the mount; signed by the photographer in pencil and annotated in another hand on mount verso.
A fine tonal print in excellent condition.
Doisneau, Robert
Man carrying mannequins
Los 4132
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1.984€ (US$ 2,133)
Man carrying mannequins. 1959. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 24 x 18 cm. Photographer's stamp and extensive layout notes/marks on the verso.
Some handling marks/creases, bumped corners and light surface irregularities.
Webb, Mississippi. 1969/printed 1990s. Dye transfer print. 36,5 x 55 cm (45 x 57 cm). Unsigned, with printer's stamp on the verso.
In excellent condition with rich, bright colors.
Eggleston, William
Untitled (Huntsville, Alabama)
Los 4136
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1.240€ (US$ 1,333)
Untitled (Huntsville, Alabama). 1970/printed 1990s. Dye transfer print. 31,5 x 45,5 cm (39,8 x 48,5 cm). Unsigned, with printer's stamp on the verso.
In excellent condition with saturated colors.
Untitled. 1972/printed 1990s. Dye transfer print. 45,5 x 30,5 cm (48,5 x 40 cm). Unsigned, with printer's stamp and signed by the printer in pencil on the verso.
In excellent condition with saturated colors.
Elizabeth II, Queen
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh with their two children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, in the garden at Clarence House, London
Los 4140
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744€ (US$ 800)
Photographer: Stanley Devon (1907-1995). Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh with their two children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, in the garden at Clarence House, London. 1951. Vintage warm-toned gelatin silver print. 30,4 x 38 cm. Typed press text label and Associated Press stamp on the verso.
Corners bumped, some edge wear, slight silver mirroring in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Evans, Walker
Railroad Station, Edwards, Mississippi
Los 4143
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1.364€ (US$ 1,467)
"Railroad Station, Edwards, Mississippi". 1936/printed 1976 by the Library of Congress from the orginal negative. Ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Kodak paper. 19 x 23,5 cm (20,5 x 25 cm). Annotated and with number notations in pencil as well as Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress and Tranegarden exhibition stamp (Copenhagen) on the verso.
Some light handling marks, some light surface scratches, more visible at an angle, some traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition.
Lit.: John T. Hill. Walker Evans: Lyric Documentary. Göttingen 2006, ill. pp. 98-99.
Photographer: Paul Géniaux (1873-1929). Fashion photos. 1920s. 28 vintage gelatin silver prints. Circa 18 x 13 cm. Most with number in the negative; most with photographer's stamp and some annotated in pencil on the verso.
In very good condition.
Feininger, Lyonel
Lyonel Feininger in his studio, his painting "Dorf (Yellow Barns)" 1924 in the background, Dessau
Los 4145 [*]
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1.984€ (US$ 2,133)
Photographer: Thérèse Bonney (1894-1978). Lyonel Feininger in his studio, his painting "Dorf (Yellow Barns)" 1924 in the background, Dessau. 1928. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 19 x 19 cm (20,5 x 25,2 cm). Signed by Feininger in ink in right white margin; photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.
Lyonel Feininger painted "Dorf (Yellow Barns)" (Hess 239) in 1924. Here it is seen hanging behind him on his studio wall in Dessau. – Creases throughout, some stronger creases in upper right, some backed tears, otherwise in good condition.
Harlem. 1968/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 27,2 x 27,3 cm (35,4 x 26 cm). Signed and dated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's stamp on the verso.
Benedict Joseph Fernandez III was an American educator as well as a journalistic and documentary street photographer. He is noted for photographing the protest movements of the 1960s, particularly those of the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War movement. – Minimally buckled in upper and lower edges, otherwise a strong print in excellent condition.
New York City. 1970/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 22 x 32,5 cm (28 x 35,4 cm). Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's stamp on the verso.
A strong print in excellent condition.
Film Photography
Scene from "Metropolis"
Los 4151
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1.054€ (US$ 1,133)
Scene from the film "Metropolis". 1926/27. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 21,3 x 28 cm (23,4 x 29,8 cm). Ufa logo and number 57 in the negative in lower left corner; Photo:Ufa reproduction limitation stamp and film title stamp on the verso.
Although "Metropolis" did not enjoy the expected success during its premiere, audiences were impressed with the technical tricks and visual effects, which remain an iconic element of cinematography today. This scene shows the still intact "Heart Machine" of the worker's city just before the masses begin to storm it. – Some handling creases in margins, a few light handling marks, corners bumped, slight oxidation mirroring in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
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