Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts

Amazonia
Portraits and ethnographical studies of Peru
Los 4004

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9.920€ (US$ 10,667)

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Photographer: Charles Kroehle (1867-1902) and unknown. Portraits and ethnographic studies of indigenous people of Peru. 1890s. 20 albumen prints. Circa 14 x 9,5 cm. 14 signed by C. Kroehle in the negative in lower corners, each annotated in pencil on the verso.

The German photographer Charles Kroehle is considered one of the pioneering photographers of the Amazon. He travelled on several expeditions to the Amazon, Ecuador and Bolivia. During those trips some of the first photographs were taken of indigenous people. The rare portraits offered here are mostly from the Amazon in Peru. They show people such as the Pirus (Rio Pichis); Canelos (Rio Pastaza); Múra-Pirahã (Rio Pachitea); Huasheri (Rio Napo); Campa (Rio Palcazu); Cunibo (Rio Ucayali); Lorenzo (Rio Mayra); Cachivo (Rio Pchitea); Chipivas (Rio Ucayali); Cashiva, (Chonta Isla, Rio Pachitea).
– Some with creases, a few faded, otherwise most in very good condition and many with strong contrasts.

Lit.: Musée du quai Branly. D'un regard l'Autre. Photographies XiXe siècle. Arles 2006, ill. p. 90.
Séverine Charon (ed.). L'Amazonie disparue. Indiens et explorateurs 1825-1930. Paris 2005, ill. pp. 94,95, 98,100.

Bernhardt, Sarah
The actress Sarah Bernhardt
Los 4015

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496€ (US$ 533)

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Photographer: W.&D. Downey (3), P. Nadar (4) and Paul Boyer (2). The actress Sarah Bernhardt. 1880s. 6 albumen prints and 3 gelatin silver prints. Each circa 14 x 10 cm. Each mounted to cabinet card with photographer's name and logo above/below the image and on verso of the mount.

A few light surface scuff marks, some with fading in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Bisson frères
Rouen, remains of the Abbey Saint-Armand
Los 4017

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744€ (US$ 800)

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Rouen, remains of the Abbey Saint-Armand. 1858. Large-format albumen print. 44 x 34,5 cm (mount 71 x 55 cm). Mounted to thick vellum (strong traces of use in edges, soiled, foxing, backed paper loss in upper edge), photographer's circular FBF monogram blindstamp in lower left corner, photographer's signature stamp below image in lower right on the mount (strongly faded) and Heinr. Schrag Buch- und Kunsthandlung Nürnberg blindstamp in upper right corner on the mount.

A few light surface scuff marks, a few minimal foxing spots, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.

Lit.: Die Brüder Bisson. Aufstieg und Fall eines Fotografenunternehmens im 19. Jahrhundert. Munich 1999. ill. p. 132.

Bridge Construction France
Bridge construction in France
Los 4019

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434€ (US$ 467)

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Photographer: Jules Duclus (1824-1879). Bridge construction in France. Late 1870s/ printed 1883. 3 collotypes. Each circa 23 x 31 cm. Each mounted to board (some traces of use) with title and Les Travaux Publis de la France printed above/below the image on the mount.

The views show Viaduc de Lorient; Eaux de Paris, Derivation de la Vanne and Pont de Saint-Saveur. – Some surface scuff marks, one with crease in lower right, otherwise in good condition.

Cambodia and Vietnam
People, landscapes and villages of Cambodia and Vietnam
Los 4020

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471€ (US$ 507)

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Photographer: Emile Gsell and unknown. People, landscapes and villages of Cambodia and Vietnam. 1868-1870s. 6 albumen prints. Circa 21,5 x 16,5 cm.

Includes an image of a Hmong warrior. – Some creases, some slightly faded, otherwise in good condition.

Ceylon
Kandyan woman
Los 4022

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992€ (US$ 1,067)

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Photographer: William L.H. Skeen & Co. (1847-1903). Kandyan woman. 1880s/90s. Albumen print. 27,5 x 21 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower right corner; annotated in pencil on the verso.

Some light handling marks/creases, some buckling in edges, otherwise in very good condition with rich strong tones.

China
Views of Shanghai and Canton
Los 4023

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682€ (US$ 733)

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Photographer unknown. Views of Shanghai and Canton. 1890s. 3 albumen prints. Each circa 21,5 x 27,5 cm. Annotated in upper edge in ink, 2 mounted to board (time-stained in edges).

Some handling creases, otherwise in good condition.

China
View of the Jade Belt Bridge, Summer Palace, Peking, China
Los 4024 [*]

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496€ (US$ 533)

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View of the Jade Belt Bridge, Summer Palace, Peking, China. Circa 1900. Vintage hand-colored gelatin silver print. 55,7 x 39 cm. Distributor's Hartung Photo Shop Peking blindstamp in lower right corner, flush-mounted to board.

Slight wear in edges, otherwise delicately hand-colored and in near excellent condition.

Cloud Study
Cloud study, Darjeeling
Los 4025

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620€ (US$ 667)

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Photographer: Possibly Thomas Parr for Harrington & Co., Calcutta & Darjeeling. Cloud study, Darjeeling. 1880s/90s. Large-format albumen print. 23,5 x 26,5 cm.

Some handling/crease marks, some surface scuff marks, a few backed tears in edges, otherwise a strong print in good condition.

Daguerreotypes
Portrait of a mother and daughter
Los 4026

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682€ (US$ 733)

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Photographer unknown (probably American). Portrait of a mother and daughter. Late 1840s. Quarter-plate daguerreotype with gilt ornamental surround, newly sealed behind glass in leather case (edges/corners rubbed/bumped) with embossed flower ornament.

Slight tarnishing in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Daguerreotypes
Portrait of a mother and son
Los 4028

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620€ (US$ 667)

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Photographer unknown (German). Portrait of a mother and son. Circa 1860. Quarter-plate gold-toned daguerreotype with gilt-lined glass surround, in ornate wooden frame.

A few small spots, otherwise a clear image in very good condition.