Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts

Daguerreotypes & Ambrotypes
Erotic genre scene
Los 4046

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6.820€ (US$ 7,333)

Details

Erotic genre scene. 1850s. Stereo daguerreotype, lightly hand-tinted. Each image circa 6,5 x 5,5 cm. Sealed behind glass (paper sealing worn).


Some oxidation in edges, otherwise in good condition with delicate coloring.

Dresden Central Railway Station
Interiors of the central train station in Dresden
Los 4048

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620€ (US$ 667)

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Photographer: Stengel & Co., Dresden. Interiors of the central train station in Dresden. 1897. 2 vintage albumen prints. Each circa 23 x 29 cm. Each with photographer's name and date blindstamp in lower right corner, mounted to original board with gilt-stamped photographic company's name and year (1899) below image on mount.

A few light surface scratches/scuff marks, one photo with some retouching in negative and on print in lower area, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.

Dutch India
Views of the Indonesian Archipelago
Los 4050

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3.472€ (US$ 3,733)

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Photographer: Kristen Feilberg, Woodbury & Page and unknown. Views of the Indonesian Archipelago. 1860s/70s. 10 albumen prints. Various sizes, most circa 19,5 x 27 cm. Each mounted to board, titled in ink in German below image on mount.

This group comprises early images of the Indonesian Archipelago such as a group of Moluccan warriors, Sumatra villages, Batavia harbor, the Governor's House in Buitenxorg and views of Singapore. – Some surface scuff marks, otherwise in very good condition and with strong contrasts.

Lit.: Steven Wachlin. Woodbury & Page - Photographers Java. Leyden 1994, ill. p. 72.

Dutch India
Dayak house, Borneo
Los 4051

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1.240€ (US$ 1,333)

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Photographer: August Sachtler (c. 1839-1873). Dayak house with skull trophies, Borneo. 1870s. Albumen print. 21,5 x 27,5 cm. Mounted to board, annotated in pencil on mount verso.

Among the ethnic groups of the Sarawak area in northwestern Borneo, the Dayaks were the best known. These groups practiced headhunting, which is why they attracted the interest of ethnologists early on. The skulls of killed enemies were considered trophies and status symbols, which were gladly presented in public, as seen in the photo offered here. A print of this image is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. – A few light surface scuff marks, some fading, otherwise in good condition.

Lit.: Georg Buschan: Illustrierte Völkerkunde. II:I. Stuttgart 1923, ill. plate 40, p. 801.
Thomas Theye (ed.). Der geraubte Schatten. Photographie als ethnographisches Dokument. Munich 1989, ill. p. 344.

Fridrich, Frantisek
Views of Prague
Los 4055 [*]

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372€ (US$ 400)

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Views of Prague. Circa 1870. 3 albumen prints. Each circa 25,5 x 20,5 cm and 25,5 x 20,5 cm. Each mounted to board (slightly soiled), mounts with printed text Phot u. Verlag von F. Fridrich k. Preuss. Hoflieferant in Prag in lower right corner and printed title below the image on the mount.

The images show Hradschin (East side), a panoramic view of the city and the Old Jewish Cemetery. – A few light surface scuff marks, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.

Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Youth in toga with ivy head wreath
Los 4056

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744€ (US$ 800)

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Youth in toga with ivy head wreath. 1890s. Albumen print. 16 x 11,4 cm. Photographer's Napoli stamp on the verso.

Light handling marks, edges slightly curled, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.

Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Group of nude youths in front of Arcadian landscape
Los 4057

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2.232€ (US$ 2,400)

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Group of nude youths in front of Arcadian landscape. Circa 1890. Vintage large-format salt print. 38 x 27 cm. Photographer's stamp, 1898 and number 30 in pencil on the verso. Framed under glass in gilt wooden frame, 66 x 46 cm.

Some handling marks, 2 small backed tears in upper right, otherwise a fine print in very good condition.

Gloeden, Wilhelm von
Male nude on cliffs
Los 4059

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1.984€ (US$ 2,133)

Details

Male nude on cliffs. Circa 1913. Vintage large-format, sepia-toned salt print. 39,5 x 28,5 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso.

Slightly faded in edges, some traces of silver fish in corners/edges, some creases in lower left corner and along right edge, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.

Lit.: Ulrich Pohlmann/Rudolf Scheutle (eds.). Nude Visions. 150 Jahre Körperbilder in der Fotografie. Heidelberg 2009, ill. p. 43.