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Rückwardt, Hermann
(1845-1919)Berlin und seine Umgebung in Architektur, Landschaft und Plastik

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Berlin und seine Umgebung in Architektur, Landschaft und Plastik (Format IV). 1879-1882. 69 albumen prints, mounted to boards. Each ca. 21,5 x 32 cm or reverse (36 x 49 cm). Each with photographer’s studio information, title, date, and architect’s name printed in letterpress below the image on the mount. Presented in original wooden box with leather covering, gilt tooling, and gilt-embossed title on the lid.

A comprehensive visual survey of Berlin in the late 19th century, this rare compilation presents a wide array of architectural and urban views, many of which depict structures no longer extant. Among the highlights are detailed exterior and interior photographs of the Stadtschloß, the Lustgarten with the old Domkirche, and several now-lost official buildings along Unter den Linden. The album further includes rare views of the historic bridges and canals around Fischerinsel, the monumental ensemble of the Museumsinsel, the Neue Synagoge on Oranienburger Straße, and the Kaiser-Passage with its famed Panoptikum. Also featured are tranquil scenes from the Tiergarten, the Flora in Charlottenburg, and several newly built railway stations, reflecting the city’s rapid modernization. Together, the images offer a richly detailed record of Berlin’s architectural heritage at a moment of imperial grandeur and transformation. – Several boards with small tears; a few prints with minimal edge fading, light surface abrasion, or small retouched spots. Otherwise, the prints are strong, with fine detail, and overall in good to very good condition.

Lit.: Märkisches Museum Berlin, ed. Berlin zwischen Residenz und Metropole: Photographien von Hermann Rückwardt 1871 - 1916. Berlin 1994.