Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)

Titzenthaler, Waldemar
Pergamon Altar, Berlin
Los 4121

Schätzung
500€ (US$ 568)

Details

The Pergamon Altar in Berlin. 1901-02. 6 collodion paper prints, mounted to board. Each between 18,7 x 27,8 cm and 22,8 x 27,8 cm or reverse (mounts between 21,3 x 30,3 cm and 25,6 x 31,4 cm or reverse). With the photographer's logo, name and negative number in the negative in lower right or left corner.

This lot includes some unusual views of the Pergamon Altar in Berlin before its final placement in the Pergamon Museum.

X-Ray Photography
X-ray of a forearm and hand
Los 4122

Schätzung
750€ (US$ 852)

Details

Photographer: Coxeter. X-ray of a forearm and hand. 1897. Vintage collodion print, mounted to original board. 15 x 24 cm. Signed and dated in ink in lower right within the image.

This early radiographic image captures the skeletal structure of a forearm and hand with inserted screws, exemplifying the fascination with X-ray technology following its discovery by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895. Likely produced for scientific or medical demonstration, the print emphasizes the translucency of flesh and the opacity of metal in striking contrast, lending it a distinct aesthetic quality. Unlike most X-ray prints of the time, this example is signed and dated in ink. The signature most likely refers to the English company of the same name, Coxeter & Son, originally founded in 1836 as a manufacturer of medical instruments and later adapting its production to X-ray apparatus in response to growing demand in the late 1890s.

Zwickau
Views of Zwickau
Los 4123

Schätzung
500€ (US$ 568)

Details

Views of Zwickau. 1870s. 12 albumen prints, mounted to cards. Each 11,3 x 15,8 cm (mounts 21,6 x 29,5 cm). Each with printed caption “Zwickau und Umgebung,” copyright information, and numbered and annotated in pencil below the image on the mount. Presented in the original green canvas portfolio with gilt-embossed title and decorative borders.

A cohesive group of 19th-century topographical photographs depicting Zwickau and its surroundings, combining views of prominent civic buildings, historic landmarks, and residential architecture with river landscapes and urban panoramas. The series presents both the city’s medieval heritage - such as the Gothic Gewandhaus - and its rapid late 19th-century development through Gründerzeit public and private buildings, reflecting Zwickau’s growing economic importance.