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Feldscharek, Pepa
(1899-1962)Female nude study; Fashion photo

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 28.11.2026

Female nude study; Fashion photo. Circa 1925. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints, 1 ferrotyped. Each circa 22 x 16 cm. 1 with photographer`s blind stamp in the lower right corner; each annotated in pencil on the verso.

Pepa Feldscharek graduated from the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna in 1918 and co-founded a photographic studio with fellow graduate Melanie Heller in 1920. From 1922 onwards, she ran the studio independently, specialising in fashion, dance and portrait photography. Her work appeared regularly in leading illustrated magazines, including Die Bühne, Moderne Welt, Die Dame, Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung, Wiener Magazin and Münchner Illustrierte Presse. Following the annexation of Austria in 1938, she fled Nazi persecution due to her Jewish heritage and emigrated to the United States, adopting the name Josefine Schreier. She eventually settled in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where she died in 1962.