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Lot 4256

Riefenstahl, Leni -- African tribal men. 1963. 3 vintage, large-format, ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each circa 39 x 29 cm. 1 signed by the photographer in ink in lower right corner; each with photographer's production stamp and 1 signed by the photographer in ink on the verso.Slightly buckled, corners slightly bumped, some handling dents, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4275

Shaw, George Bernard -- Photographer: Lena Connell (1875-1949). George Bernard Shaw. 1909. Vintage gold-toned gelatin silver print. 13,5 x 8,5 cm. Mounted to original studio board.Adelin Beatrice "Lena" Connell, also known professionally as Beatrice Cundy, was a British suffragette and a well-known photographer whose work is held in the National Portrait Gallery, London. – In excellent condition.

Lot 4038

British India -- Photographer unknown. Views of Pakistan and North India. 1908. 6 collodion paper prints, 2 gelatin silver prints, 1 albumen print. Most circa 15 x 20 cm and larger. 2 mounted to board. One image shows His Highness Habibullah Kahn, Amir of Afghanistan, Peschawar circa 1910. Another photograph shows a fortified wall structure in Sikkim. The other images show landscapes and smaller cities of British India. – Edges curled, some with handling marks/creases, otherwise most in good condition.

Lot 4132

Film Photography -- Photographer unknown. Charlie Chaplin in "The Gold Rush" and "The Adventurer" 1925/1917. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 26 x 20 cm. 1 with collection stamp and 1 with typed text and annotated in pencil on the verso.Some handling marks/creases, one with pinholes in corners, a few tears in edges, some light soiling, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4296

Stuhler, Werner -- Nature studies. 1970s. 2 vintage large format, semi-glossy gelatin silver prints. Each circa 40,5 x 30,5 cm. Each signed and titled by the photographer in ink on the verso.In very good condition.

Lot 4219

Nuclear Testing -- Nuclear test bomb, April 29, 1952. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver press print. 19,5 x 18,5 cm. Newspaper cutting, Associated Press "Wirephoto" stamp and annotated in ink on the verso.The newspaper clipping on the verso reads: "Blast forms Fireball. This huge ball of fire formed 3,000 feet above the floor of the Nevada desert a moment after Tuesday's nuclear explosion. While streamers rising skyward were caused by rockets fired almost simultaneously". – A few handling marks, slight buckling, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4225

Orlik, Emil -- The politician Bernhard Weiß (1880-1951). Circa 1929. Vintage contact gelatin silver contact print on Velox paper. 11,5 x 8,7 cm. Orlik estate stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.Bernhard Weiß was the director of the political section of the German police from 1920 - 1924 and as of 1927 the Vice Chief of police. He opposed violent acts of the KPD and NSDAP and had many opponents from both sides. Persecuted as a Jew and being Goebbel's personal enemy (in the NS press he was referred to as "Isador Weiß"), he lost his position in 1932, and after a short internment he emigrated to London where he died in 1951. – In excellent condition.Provenance: Galerie Bodo Niemann, Berlin

Lot 4112

Cartier-Bresson, Henri -- Photographer: Gunter G. Haugwitz (1930-2013). Henri Cartier-Bresson photographing at the open pit mine (Inden), Germany. 1967/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 37,5 x 25,4 cm (40 x 30 cm).In 1967 Henri Cartier Bresson photographed at the German open pit mine near Inden for the book Mensch und Maschine, a project initiated by IBM World Trade Corporation (published 1969). At the time the IBM public relations employee, Gunter G. Haugwitz, was assigned to accompany Cartier-Bresson on his trips around the Rhine area. He managed to capture the otherwise camera-shy Cartier-Bresson while working, taking a picture of an individual worker in front of a massive crane and giant soil heap. – In excellent condition.Lit.: IBM (ed.). Mensch und Maschine. Photographien von Henri Cartier-Bresson. New York 1969, see pp. 46-47.

Lot 4062

Grieg, Edvard -- Photographer unknown. The composer Edvard Grieg. Circa 1890. Vintage gelatin silver print. 29,5 x 19 cm. Name and number in the negative in lower corners, mounted to board.One retouched nick in upper edge, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4254

Renger-Patzsch, Albert -- "Oberhauser Strasse in Essen". 1932/printed 1977. Gelatin silver print. 19,2 x 25,5 cm (23,5 x 29,5 cm). Edition stamp Albert Renger Patzsch 1897-1966, Foto vom Originalnegativ 1977 Galerie Wilde, Köln, 52/75, title, date and annotations in pencil as well as signed by Jürgen Wilde in pencil on the verso. Corners minimally bumped, otherwise in excellent condition.Lit.: Ann and Jürgen Wilde (ed.). Albert Renger-Patzsch. Ruhrgebiet-Landschaften 1927-1935. Cologne 1982, ill. plate 87.Virginia Heckert/Ute Eskildsen (eds.). Albert Renger-Patzsch. Bilder aus der Fotografischen Sammlung und dem Girardet-Foto-Archiv der Ruhr Universität Bochum im Museum Folkwang Essen, Essen 1997, ill. p. 123.

Lot 4253

Rainer, Arnulf -- "Graues Salz". 1969. Vintage matte gelatin silver print. 51 x 40 cm. Signed, dated and editioned 7/25 by the artist in ink in lower edge. Slight buckling in edges, a few handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4218

Neusüss, Floris M. -- Full body silhouettes ("Körpergramme"). 1965-73. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 29 x 14 cm and 24 x 22,5 cm (31 x 24 cm). Each signed, dated and annotated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's label on the verso.Edges slightly curled, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4146

Fischer, Arno -- New York. 1984. Vintage gelatin silver print. 34,5 x 23,3 cm (36,7 x 25,5 cm). Signed and annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.A few retouched spots in lower area, backed tear in left edge, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Elke aus dem Moore/Matthias Flügge (eds.). Arno Fischer. Fotografie (exhibition catalogue). Ostfildern 2009, ill. p. 149.

Lot 4310

Unknown Photographer -- Two girls in bathing caps. 1930s. Vintage warm-toned gelatin silver print. 29,5 x 23,8 cm.Slight foxing and minimal surface soiling, traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise a strong print in good condition.

Lot 4108

Burgdorf, Will -- Portrait of a woman; Portrait of a man. Early 1930s. 2 vintage warm-toned gelatin silver prints. Each circa 21 x 16 cm. 1 with photographer's stamp on verso, each mounted to card, signed by the photographer in pencil below the image on mount.Will Burgdorf started his career as a photographer in 1930 and as of 1931 had a studio at Lister Platz in Hanover. He specialized in portraits and expressively posed nudes. He often photographed people with their eyes closed, giving the portraits a sense of inner contemplation. As of WWII Burgdorf's career ended and in 1945 he went missing. – Rich tonal prints in excellent condition.

Lot 4103

Brüchmann, Peter -- Wolfgang Neuss above Breitscheidplatz, Berlin. 1963. Vintage gelatin silver print. 30 x 39,5 cm. Photographer's/copyright stamp on the verso.Minimal edge wear, two small tears in lower edge, some retouched spots in sky area, a few light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4308

Unknown Photographer -- Illuminated spiral staircase, Cologne. 1920s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 14,8 x 11,2 cm. A-B-C agency stamp and typed press text label on the verso. Minimal silver mirroring in dark areas, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4205

Marquardt, Sven -- Fashion. 1980s. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 21,3 x 14,2 cm (23 x 16 cm). Each with photographer's/copyright stamp on the verso.Some light handling marks/creases.Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner

Lot 4189

Landauer, Lou -- Plant leaves. 1942. Vintage matte gelatin silver print on strong paper. 24 x 30 cm. Annotated and dated by the photographer in ink/pencil on the verso.Corners bumped, otherwise a rich tonal print in very good condition. Provenance: From a descendant of the photographer

Lot 4139

Film Photography -- Portrait of Marlene Dietrich for the film "Martin Roumagnac" (1946). Vintage gelatin silver print. 28 x 23,5 cm. IFA archive stamp, annotated and layout notes in pencil on the verso.This image was published on the cover of the German magazine Illustrierte Filmbühne Nr. 263 on the occasion of the German premiere of the film Martin Roumagnac in 1948. – Stronger creases especially in corners and edges with some loss in emulsion layer.

Lot 4211

McBride, Will -- "Nach dem Licht schauen - Jungen beim Waschen, Schule Schloss Salem". 1963/printed 1990. Gelatin silver print. 54 x 36 cm (61 x 51 cm). Signed, annotated and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.Buckled in upper area, otherwise in very good condition.Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the present owner

Lot 4129

Faurer, Louis -- "Union Square from Ohrbach's Window, New York, N.Y.". 1948-50/printed later. Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 20,5 x 13,3 cm (35,5 x 27,6 cm). Signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso. Matted.A few handling and light finger marks in margins, small emulsion loss in lower edge, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.Lit.: Anne Wilkes Tucker. Louis Faurer. Houston 2002, ill. p. 119.

Lot 4324

Waldoff, Claire -- Photographer: Ernst Schneider (1881-1959) . Portrait of Claire Waldoff. 1922. Vintage gelatin silver print. 22,2 x 16,4 cm. Mounted to original studio board with photographer's name and address printed in lower left, signed and dedicated by Waldoff in ink below the image on the mount.Slight silver mirroring in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4347

Zeppelin -- Photographer: Werksphotographie Friedrichshafen. Images of LZ 126 Graf Zeppelin. 1929. 20 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 16 x 22 cm. Each mounted along upper edge to board with title printed below the image on the mount (some mounts with nicks in edges), in original half canvas portfolio (edges time-stained, owner stamp on inside flap), with text leaf (corners bumped, crease lower left) and gilt/white-stamped title LZ 126 20 Originalphotographien vom Amerika-Luftschiff. A few photographs with discoloration spots, otherwise most in very good condition.

Lot 4180

Keetman, Peter -- Autobahn Munich-Salzburg and Bad Reichenhall. 1950s. 3 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Leonar paper. Each circa 18 x 24 cm. 2 with photographer's stamp and 2 signed and annotated by the photographer in pencil as well as layout marks in pencil on the verso.Some handling marks/creases, traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4292

Stone, Sasha and Cami -- Brandenburger Tor, Berlin. 1928-30. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 23,8 x 17,8 cm. With 2 photographer's/copyright stamps, (1 Berlin, 1 Brussels), annotated in red ink/pencil and typed publication note on the verso. Small tears in left edge, edges curled, some light surface rubbing, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Dr. Adolf Behne (ed.). Berlin in Bildern. Berlin 1929, ill. unpaginated.

Lot 4143

Fischer, Arno -- East Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg. 1957. Vintage gelatin silver print. 21,8 x 30 cm. Photographer's stamp, annotated and signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.A few light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Elke aus dem Moore/Matthias Flügge (eds.). Arno Fischer. Fotografie (exhibition catalogue). Ostfildern 2009, ill. p. 47.

Lot 4221

Orlik, Emil -- Photographer: Underwood & Underwood Studio. Emil Orlik portraying the opera singer Maria Jeritza. Circa 1920. Vintage gelatin silver print. 18 x 23 cm. Studio's logo in the negative in lower left; annotated in pencil on the verso.Silver mirroring in lower and right edge, some surface scuff marks, otherwise in good condition.Provenance: Galerie Bodo Niemann, Berlin

Lot 4169

Hesse, Hermann -- Photographer: Martin Hesse (1911-1968). Herman Hesse. Circa 1952. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints, 2 later gelatin silver prints. Circa 13 x 17 cm and smaller. Some annotated in pencil and 1 with photographer's stamp on the verso.In very good condítion.

Lot 4298

Sutkus, Antanas -- "Life in a Village Street". 1965/ printed 1970s. Large format matte gelatin silver print. 51 x 50 cm. Titled and dated in pencil on the verso.Traces of previous mounting with some paper loss on verso, slight edge wear, tear in upper right corner, otherwise a rich dark print in good condition.

Lot 4091

Automobiles -- Photographer: Hugo Schmölz (1879-1938). Small automobile factory, Germany. 1920s. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17 x 21 cm. Each with photographer's stamp on the verso.Some fading/silvering in edges, traces of previous mounting on verso.

Lot 4342

Wüst, Ulrich -- "Magdeburg, Salbker Strasse". 1998. Vintage gelatin silver print. 17 x 21,7 cm. Titled and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.This image was used for the invitation for the exhibition "Ulrich Wüst -New Works" at the Galerie Bodo Niemann, Berlin, February 2000. – A fine tonal print in excellent condition.Provenance: Galerie Bodo Niemann

Lot 4157

Gyger, Emanuel -- "Wengen, die Jungfrau". 1930s. Vintage large-format, brown toned gelatin silver print on heavy chamois paper. 43,5 x 55,5 cm. Signed and titled by the photographer in ink in lower corners.Slight buckling, stronger in upper and lower edges from paper framing tape on verso, otherwise a strong tonal print in very good condition.Lit.: Paul Hugger. Das Berner Oberland und seine Fotografen. Thun 1995.

Lot 4272

[*] Sewcz, Hans Martin -- "In der Auguststraße, Berlin-Mitte". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24,5 x 58,4 cm (35,2 x 61,5 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned E.A. by the photographer in pencil as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.Brown drying paper in side edges, otherwise in excellent condition.Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. pp. 8-9.Ulrich Gutmair. Die erstenTage von Berlin. Der Sound der Wende. Leipzig 2013, ill. p.10.Ulrich Gutmair. The First Days of Berlin.The Sound of Change. Medford 2021, ill. p. 4.

Lot 4178

Jacobi, Lotte -- Portrait of a young woman. 1930s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24 x 18 cm. Mounted to board (slight traces of use), signed by the photographer in pencil below image on mount.Minimal mirroring in lower edge, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4096

Bergemann, Sibylle -- Backstage at fashion show. 1980s. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17 x 25,5 cm. Each with photographer's/copyright stamp on the verso.Some retouched spots, one print with crease mark in lower right, one with stronger vertical crease in left side.

Lot 4283

Stankowski, Anton -- "Die einfache Packung". 1930/printed 1950s. Gelatin silver print. 29 x 39,8 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.Buckled, some handling marks, corners bumped, otherwise in good condition.Lit.: Angelika Muthesius (ed.).Anton Stankowski. Fotografien 1927-1962. Cologne 1990, ill. unpaginated.Provenance: From the photographer to the present owner

Lot 4164

Henle, Fritz -- "Winter Warming in the Bowery". 1952/printed 1992. Gelatin silver print on RC paper. 19,7 x 20 cm (25 x 20 cm). Signed, titled, dated and copyrighted by the artist in ink on the verso.In excellent condition.

Lot 4145

Fischer, Arno -- Untitled. 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 13 x 19 cm (20 x 30 cm). Signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.Lower edge unevenly torn, crease lower right, a few small retouched spots, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4175

Industrial Photography -- Photographer unknown. Documentation photos of early reinforced concrete construction, Fußach, Bregrenz, Germany. 1907. 5 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 18 x 13 cm. Each with architect's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.This very unusual series of images documents the construction of one of the first major iron-concrete buildings in Germany. The engineering company Heimbach & Schneider built a water tower in Fußach near Bregenz in 1907. The original photographs are accompanied by an offprint of the magazine "Beton u. Eisen" from October 1907. The Königliche Anatomie in Munich, the first building of its kind, was also built the same year. – A few light traces of use, minimal silvering in edges, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4216

Muthesius, Eckart -- India. 1930s. 5 vintage large-format gelatin silver prints. Each circa 39 x 29 cm. Each signed by the photographer in lower right corner in black/white ink, 4 mounted to board (slight traces of use, slightly soiled). The German architect and interior designer Eckart Muthesius lived in India between 1930-1939, when the Maharaja of Indore commissioned him to decorate and design his Palace at Manik Bagh. Muthesius was also an excellent photographer and during his time in India he passionately photographed the land and its people. The prints offered here are expertly printed and it is evident that Muthesius was both a keen technician, as well as a masterful composer of photographs. These photos were shown in an exhibition in Berlin in the 1950s. – One with small spots in negative, otherwise fine tonal prints in very good condition.Provenance: Eckart Muthesius Archive

Lot 4020

Berlin Aquarium -- Photographer: S.P. Christmann. Images of the Berlin Aquarium.1869/70. 12 vintage albumen prints with rounded corners. Each circa 17 x 23 cm. Each mounted to board, title and photographer's name printed below the images on the mount, in original cloth portfolio with gilt-stamped title Berlin, Photographies, Aquarium (time-stained in edges, some damage to back cover).This extremely rare portfolio, which is believed to be the only extant copy, was probably offered for sale in only a few copies on the day of the opening, May 11, 1869. It was likely aimed at mainly English and French tourists, as indicated by the multilingual typographical information. Images of the aquarium also exist as stereo views by Christmann, which were more commercially interesting. Only stereo views can be found in various museums. – Photos in very good condition. – With: Arrival of the African rhinoceros "Drucy" and the dead female Indian rhinoceros at the Frankfurt Zoo, August 24, 1909. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 16 x 22 cm. Each mounted to board and with caption label below image on mount.- Mounts with traces of use, photos with some silvering in edges.

Lot 4165

Henle, Fritz -- "Empire State Building from My Window at the Hotel Americana". 1960/printed 1992. Gelatin silver print on RC paper. 19,7 x 19,4 cm (25,2 x 20,2 cm). Signed, titled, dated and copyrighted by the artist in ink on the verso.In excellent condition.

Lot 4278

Simon, Sven -- Wimbledon. 1970s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 18 x 24 cm. Printed press text and photographer's copyright on the verso.A few light surface marks, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4131

Feininger, Andreas -- "Empire State Building, New York". 1940/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 35 x 27,5 cm. Signed by the photographer in ink lower right in the margin.In excellent condition.Lit.: Andreas Feininger. New York in the Forties. New York 1978.

Lot 4287

Steinert, Otto -- "Monika" (Portrait Monika Dietz). 1950. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 40 x 29,3 cm. Mounted to original board, estate stamp, therein annotated and signed by Stefan Steinert in pencil on mount verso.A few surface scuff marks, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.Lit.: Ute Eskildsen. Der Fotograf Otto Steinert. Göttingen 2000, ill. p. 135.

Lot 4299

Sutkus, Antanas -- "The Old Town Citizens". 1968/ printed 1970s. Large format matte gelatin silver print. 51 x 50,1 cm. Titled and dated in pencil on the verso.Traces of previous mounting with some paper loss on verso, slight edge wear, some emulsion loss in lower edge, creases in upper right/lower left corner, slight soiling in upper right corner, otherwise a rich dark print in good condition.

Lot 4135

Film Photography -- Film still of "S.O.S. Eisberg", directed by Arnold Fanck. 1932-33. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight paper. 20,5 x 27 cm. Number 39 in lower left in the negative.Some light discoloration in sky area, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4316

Vaccaro, Tony -- "Kiss of Liberation, France, August 15, 1944"/printed 1980s. Gelatin silver print. 25 x 20 cm. Annotated in pencil on the verso.In very good condition.Lit.: Tony Vaccaro. Retrospektive - 70 Jahre Fotografie, Berlin 2012, ill. p. 10.

Lot 4102

Brüchmann, Peter -- The Beatles performing at the Top Ten Club, Hamburg. 1961/printed 1980s. 4 ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 24 x 18 cm. Each with photographer's blindstamp in lower right in the margin; each with agency label on the verso.Born in Berlin, Peter Brüchmann trained to be a photographer with the fashion and portrait photographer Lotte Söhring and subsequently completed training at the German press agency dpa. In the 1950s and 1960s he worked for well-known magazines, such as Schöner Wohnen, Stern and Bild am Sonntag. Brüchmann is primarily known for his portraits of celebrities of the movie and music industry. These photos were made during the Beatles' performance at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg in 1961. – A few light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Rock Gallery. The Beatles at the Top Ten Hamburg 1961. 10 Historic Photos by Peter Brüchmann (no date), all illustrated.

Lot 4273

[*] Sewcz, Hans Martin -- "Linienstraße mit Fernsehturm, Berlin". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24,5 x 57,5 cm (34 x 60,5 cm). Signed, titled, editioned E.A. and dated by the photographer in pencil, as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.In excellent condition.Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. p. 34.

Lot 4034

British India -- Photographer unknown. Views of Indian landscapes, cities and temples. 1890s-1900. 27 albumen prints, gelatin silver prints and some collodion paper prints. Various sizes, most circa 16 x 21 cm and smaller. Some annotated in pencil on the verso.Some with light fading in edges, gelatin silver prints with some mirroring in edges, otherwise in good to very good condition.Provenance: Günter Heil CollectionErrata: This lot includes 1 collotype.

Lot 4059

Gloeden, Wilhelm von -- 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.

Lot 4115

China/Ernst Boerschmann -- Photographer: Ernst Boerschmann (1873-1949), E. Herold and unknown. Architectural photographic views and drawings/studies of China. 1910-1940. Circa 330 gelatin silver, collodion paper prints and halftone prints as well as various drawings, sketches and postcards. Various sizes between circa 5,5 x 9 cm, 17 x 13 cm (most) and 32 x 24 cm. Most annotated by Boerschmann in pencil/ ink on the verso.German architect, photographer and sinologist Ernst Boerschmann was known for his research and photographs of historical Chinese architecture. He was the first foreigner to systematically document China's ancient cultural buildings, making thousands of photographs, sketches, and architectural surveys during several trips to China in the first half of the twentieth century.In 1906, Boerschmann launched his first expedition with financial support from the German Empire. He traveled to China as a scientific advisor to the German Foreign Office, which supported his studies until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. On this trip, he documented many pagodas and temples with cameras and drawings that formed the material for his later publications. In June 1912, the first major exhibition of Boerschmann's photographic work was held at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin. After World War I, he lectured on Chinese architecture in Königsberg and other German cities. From 1921 he worked in Berlin as a lecturer at the Technical University of Berlin, where he was appointed professor in 1927. The publication of three books in the 1920s, Baukunst und Landschaft, Picturesque China, and Chinesische Architektur, promoted Boerschmann's China photography, and he became known internationally as a photographer rather than a researcher. Picturesque China (1923), published in English, was to become his most successful book. In 1931, Chinese architectural expert Zhu Qiqian invited Boerschmann to join his newly formed Society for the Study of Chinese Architecture in Beijing as a corresponding member. In 1943, during World War II, his apartment was bombed and destroyed. In 1945, Boerschmann was appointed professor of sinology at Humboldt University in Berlin and later held the same position at the University of Hamburg. He died on April 30, 1949, in Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony.This diverse collection includes photographs, most by Boerschmann, his sketches and notes on Chinese architecture, and some personal documents, including his 1948 day calendar and a studio portrait of Boerschmann by Bann's Studio, Shanghai from 1934. The collection comes directly from the estate of Ernst Boerschmann. The only other known major group of Boerschmann's work is in the Stephan Loewentheil Collection. – Some with traces of use, most with curled edges, otherwise many in good to very good condition.Provenance: Ernst Boerschmann estate

Lot 4222

Orlik, Emil -- The actress Asta Nielsen (1881-1972). Circa 1921. Vintage toned contact gelatin silver print. 11,9 x 9 cm. Orlik estate stamp on the verso.In near excellent condition.Provenance: Galerie Bodo Niemann, Berlin

Lot 4250

Press Photography -- Photo agencies: A-B-C Bildercentrale, Max Gerlach, Karl Pache, Scherl, A. Groß and others. Selected images of various spectacular events in the 1920s. 10 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver press prints. Each circa 17 x 12,5 cm. Most with agency stamp and with German typed press text label affixed to the verso.This group includes images of animal trainers, unusual skilled workers and new technical inventions. – Some with light traces of use, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4251

Qualtinger, Helmuth -- Photographer: Franz Votava. Helmuth Qualtinger as 'Herr Karl'. 1961. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 18,2 x 24 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.Corners slightly bumped, crease in lower left corner, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 4274

[*] Sewcz, Hans Martin -- "Oranienburger Str., Kreuzung Tucholskystraße Berlin". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24 x 58 cm (34 x 61 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned E.A. by the photographer in pencil as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.Hans Martin Sewcz studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. Former East Germany and other East-Bloc countries are the main themes in his work. He has had numerous exhibitions and his photographs are in various collections such as the Berlinische Galerie, the Deutsches Historisches Museum, the Institut für Moderne Kunst, Nuremberg and the Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt a. Main Collection. – Brown drying paper in side edges, small retouched spot in mid area, otherwise in excellent condition.Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. front cover.

Lot 4176

Industrial Photography -- Souvenir album Werkstoff-Schau Berlin. 1927. 30 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 12 x 17 cm. Mounted to card, bound in leather album with silver embossed title Werkstoff-Schau Berlin 1927 with chord binding.This rare album features the top achievements of the German metal and electrical industry - exhibited in Berlin in 1927. Also featured are Reichspräsident von Hindenburg during his tour along with the leaders of the German metal industry. The album also includes a presentation letter to the presumed owner of the album Dr. Georg Masing (1885-1956), one of the most important inventors and metal experts of his time. – Some with mirroring in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot 4166

Hensky, Herbert -- Streetcar platform at night, Berlin. 1960s. Vintage large-format, semi-glossy gelatin silver print. 49,5 x 59,5 cm. Photographer's/estate stamp on the verso.From 1925-26 Herbert Hensky completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and then attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Berlin. From 1926-1938 he worked as a decorative painter's assistant. In 1932-1933 he became a member of the Arbeiterphotographengruppe, Prenzlauer Berg (Workers' Photographers' Group). He began photographing for the Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung. Between 1938-1945 he worked as a photographer in Berlin, mainly for the Aviation Ministry. As of 1945 he worked as a photojournalist for newspapers such as Signum and Freie Welt. – Some handling marks, a few stronger creases in mid area, otherwise in good condition.

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