Slavin, Neal
Group Portrait: Sabrett Frank Headquarters
Los 4307
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372€ (US$ 400)
"Group Portrait: Sabrett Frank Headquarters". 1975. Vintage dye transfer print. 35,5 x 27,5 cm. Mounted to board, annotated in pencil on mount verso.
In very good condition.
Provenance: Allan Porter Collection
"Slyseni". 1990s. Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak Professional paper. 20 x 29 cm. Signed by the photographer in ink and photographer's label on the verso.
In very good condition.
Provenance: Allan Porter Collection
La Comtesse de Fleury. 1952/printed later by Andreas Horlitz. Gelatin silver print. 26,8 x 17,8 cm (30,5 x 24 cm). Printer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.
A few light pressure marks, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.
Lit.: Ute Eskildsen. Der Fotograf Otto Steinert. Göttingen 2000, ill. p. (variant) .
Stone, Sasha
The actress Tilla Durieux at home, Berlin
Los 4314
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1.240€ (US$ 1,333)
The actress Tilla Durieux at home, Berlin. Circa 1926. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. 23 x 17 cm. Mounted to both sides of album page (tears, traces of use), copyright stamp Atelier Stone..., Berlin W 10, Kaiserin-Augusta-Strasse 69 on the verso (not fully visible due to mounting).
The images show the actress Tilla Durieux at home with her Siamese cat Minkusch. Additional photos show the very stylish interior of her apartment.
For other photos of Tilla Durieux, see lots 4123-4126. – Some mirroring, some crease marks, otherwise in good condition. With: Sasha Stone. Interiors of Tilla Durieux's apartment. 5 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 16 x 22,5 cm. Each with photographer's/copyright stamp and number in pencil on the verso. - Some corners bumped, one with stronger crease in lower right corner, some mirroring in edges, otherwise in good condition.
Landscape panoramas. 1950s. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 11 x 29,7 cm. One photo with layout notes and marks in pencil on the verso.
Some nicks in edges, a few light handling marks, otherwise in good condition.
Provenance: Allan Porter Collection
Lit.: Illustrated in Camera 4, 1972 (variant).
Designs for wallpaper.1930-31. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints on ivory paper. Various sizes ca 32 x 22,3 cm, 22,5 x 15 cm and 29,7 x 20 cm. Each with photographer's estate stamp on the verso.
Minimal edge wear, some retouched spots, a few small areas of light silver mirroring, otherwise fine tonal prints 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. 18-27.
"Stute mit Fohlen" (Mare with Foal). 1963/ printed 1993. Gelatin silver print. 80 x 116 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in white ink in lower right, framed under plexiglass in metal frame.
This famous image of a black mare with her white foal by Peter Thomann won the World Press Photo Award in 1963. Today Thomann's photographs are in many international museums and collections. Since 1997 this image has been used for the official Kentucky Horse Park Logo. – A few fold/crease marks, otherwise in very good condition. With: Extensive documentation of photograph as well as a print of Kentucky license plate with Kentucky Park horse logo.
Tobias, Herbert
Moi au fenetre, 2 rue Adèle, Paris Clamart
Los 4320
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1.860€ (US$ 2,000)
"Moi au fenetre, 2 rue Adèle, Paris Clamart". 1952. Vintage gelatin silver print. 34,5 x 34,5 cm (58 x 55 cm). Signed and dated by the photographer in pencil below image in margin in lower right; photographer's/copyright stamp and annotated Selbstdarstellung and dated in pencil on the verso. Framed under glass in hand gilded frame.
In excellent condition.
Lit.: Boris von Brauchitsch (ed.). Enthüllungen. Berlin 2019, ill. p. 91.
Ungewitter, Richard
Selection of outdoor nudes and portraits
Los 4324
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806€ (US$ 867)
Selection of outdoor nudes and portraits. 1900-1920s. Circa 51 vintage gelatin silver prints and 3 postcards. Various sizes, most circa 8 x 10 cm. Some numbered, stamped and/or annotated on the verso.
Richard Ungewitter was the earliest advocate of the "FKK" nudist movement in Germany. He published several books on the subject between 1903-1925 which caused much protest at the time. Many of the photographs show his friends and followers. – Some traces of use, otherwise in good condition.
Lit.: Richard Ungewitter. Die Nacktheit. Stuttgart 1906.
"Tagebau Cospuden I". 1985. Vintage gelatin silver print. 25 x 34 cm (30 x 36 cm). Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Minimal buckling in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Lit.: T.O. Immisch (ed.). The Ir-Real of the Real - Ten Photographers from Eastern Germany. Halle 2000.
"Bridge II". 2006. Panoramic chrysotype on fine art wove paper. 28 x 66,5 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil in the lower margin, annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
The chrysotype process is comparable to the platinum process in its tonality and stability. – A fine tonal print in excellent condition.
Wesely, Michael
The Epic View - Mies van der Rohe Haus
Los 4330
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1.240€ (US$ 1,333)
"The Epic View - Mies van der Rohe Haus". 2013. Inkjet print. 84 x 120 cm. Title and name printed in lower left edge, from an edition of 200 with signed and editioned certificate.
Small nick in lower edge, otherwise in very good condition.
West Africa
Souvenir album of an English tradesman in West Africa
Los 4331
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11.160€ (US$ 12,000)
Souvenir album of a German tradesman working for an English company in West Africa. Circa 1900- 1909. 66 collodion paper prints. Various sizes, most circa 15 x 21 cm and smaller. Each mounted to board, annotated in English in pencil on the mounts, bound in full canvas album (edges rubbed, spine loose).
Includes portraits of indigenous people, medicine men and chiefs of West Africa, scenes of indigenous festivities, military group portraits including one with Captain Ringer near the Benin River, images of factories and other economic activities. – Some faded in edges, otherwise most in very good condition and with strong contrasts.
West Africa
Two souvenir albums of Sierra Leone and Nigeria of an English tradesman in West Africa
Los 4332
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5.456€ (US$ 5,867)
Two souvenir albums of Sierra Leone and Nigeria of a German tradesman working for an English company in West Africa. Circa 1904-1909. Together circa 75 collodion paper prints. Various sizes, most circa 15 x 21 cm and smaller. Each inserted in photo corners, most annotated in English in white ink on the mounts, bound in full ornamental canvas albums (edges slightly rubbed) with cord binding.
Interesting albums documenting the British colonial rule in West Africa. Shows meetings between chiefs and British officials in Sierra Leone and other regions, native wedding festivities and economic exploitation of wood and agricultural goods. The albums belonged to the German tradesman Adolf Kemna who worked in an English trade company in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana from 1904-1909. – Some slightly faded, some with scuff marks/surface blemishes, otherwise most photos in very good condition.
Weston, Brett
"Torn Leaf" from Hawaii portfoilio
Los 4334
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1.240€ (US$ 1,333)
"Torn Leaf" from Hawaii portfolio. 1978/79. Vintage gelatin silver print. 31 x 27,5 cm (35,5 x 28 cm). Annotated by the photographer in ballpoint pen on the verso.
Slight buckling in upper/lower edges, one half moon crease in lower mid section, small dent in upper edge near right, otherwise in very good condition.
Provenance: Allan Porter Collection
Windstosser, Ludwig
Rolling mill worker in movement; Untitled
Los 4335
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682€ (US$ 733)
Rolling mill worker in movement; Untitled (Mannesmann) 1950s/1956. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 29,5 x 23,7 cm. Each with photographer's stamp, 1 annotated in pencil and 1 with layout marks on the verso.
Edges and corners bumped/small creases, some handling marks, a few stronger in edges and corners, one with retouching for publication on the recto, otherwise rich glossy prints in good condition.
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14193 Berlin
Öffnungszeiten:
Montag bis Donnerstag, 10–18 Uhr,
Freitag, 10–16 Uhr
Telefon: +49 30 8938029-0
Fax: +49 30 8918025
E-Mail: info (at) bassenge.com
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