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Hanfstaengl, Franz
(1804-1877)Early views of Munich: Die Theatinerkirche und die Feldherrnhalle; Die neue Pinakothek; Das Siegesthor

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Auktionsdatum 28.11.2026

Early views of Munich: Die Theatinerkirche und die Feldherrnhalle; Die neue Pinakothek; Das Siegesthor . 1854. 3 large-format salted paper prints, each mounted to board. Each circa 31,5 x 38,3 cm. Each with title in the negative in lower corners, collection stamp, photographer's name printed and ornamental hand-painted title below the image on the mount.

These early views of Munich, taken in 1854, testify to Franz Hanfstaengl’s rapid adoption of the wet-collodion process. Frederick Scott Archer had published the process in March 1851 and exhibited examples at London’s Great Exhibition later that year. As one of its early German practitioners, Hanfstaengl exploited the new medium’s exceptional descriptive clarity as did many other international photographers.

Provenienz: Simon Moritz von Bethmann (1811-1877), Ludwig Simon Moritz von Bethmann (1844-1902) Collection

Literatur: Heinz Gebhardt. Franz Hanfstaengl. Von der Lithographie zur Photographie. Munich: C.H. Beck, 1984, ill. p. 136.