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Click here to subscribeGloeden, Wilhelm von -- Young male in toga with young male nude in landscape. 1900. Vintage large-format albumen print. 36,5 x 28 cm. Photographer's stamp and number 93 in blue crayon on the verso. This and the following lot are unusually large albumen prints by von Gloeden. – Some spotting as well as light foxing spots in upper area, some handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.
Gloeden, Wilhelm von -- Three male nudes and boy on terrace. Circa 1900. Vintage large-format, sepia-toned salt print. 28 x 38,7 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in the negative in lower right; photographer's stamp and number 224 and other numbers in pencil on the verso. This image was also printed in reverse by von Gloeden as an albumen print. – Some fading in edges, some repaired tears in lower edge, otherwise in very good condition.
Plüschow, Guglielmo -- Male portrait. Circa 1900. Albumen print. 22,5 x 16,5 cm. Number 6863 in blue crayon and photographer's stamp on the verso. Some fading in edges, a few light handling marks, otherwise in good condition.Lit.: Ulrich Pohlmann (Text). Guglielmo Plüschow. Ein Photograph aus Mecklenburg in Italien. Grevesmühlen 1995, ill. unpaginated (variant).
Architecture -- Photographer: Paul W. John. Karstadt department store, Hermannplatz, Berlin. 1927-29. Vintage gelatin silver print. 15,7 x 11,5 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. The German architect Philipp Schaefer built the Karstadt department store between 1927-1929, opening it to the public in 1929. His most famous building, it was considered modern and novel in part due to its direct connection to the subway station below. Surprisingly this large department store was barely damaged during WWII. It was, however, demolished by the NS in 1945 so the Soviet troops would not be able to plunder its food supplies. – One small indentation spot in lower left, otherwise in excellent condition.
Architecture -- Photographer: Sasha Stone (1895-1940). Front side of the German Pavilion at the World's Fair in Barcelona, designed by Mies van der Rohe. 1929. Vintage gelatin silver print. 15,5 x 22,8 cm. Berliner Bild Bericht agency stamp on the verso, mounted along upper edge to black paper.A rare documentation of the extremely modern, streamlined design by Mies van der Rohe of the German Pavilion for the World's Fair in Barcelona 1929. The structure was van der Rohe's first major work which was unfortunately torn down after the exhibition. – Some light surface rubbing, a few indentation marks, some handling marks, otherwise in good condition.Lit.: Vitra Design Museum (ed.). Mies van der Rohe. Möbel und Bauten in Stuttgart, Barcelona, Brno (exhibition catalogue). Weil am Rhein 1998.
[*] Berlin -- Photographer: Usa Borchert. Selected views of postwar Berlin. Circa 1949. 10 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa-Brovira paper. Each circa 24 x 18 cm. 7 with photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.The images show postwar Berlin with its many ruins, Trümmerfrauen and includes two self-portraits. Usa Borchert was the wife of Eric Borchert, the star photographer at the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung. He published the standard book on war photography under the National Socialists titled "Entscheidende Stunden. Mit der Kamera am Feind" in 1941, but he fell shortly later in North Africa in Tobruk in 1942. – Some corners bumped, some with creases, one with tear, otherwise in good to very good condition.
Brill, Fritz -- "Freie Form". 1951. Vintage gelatin silver print. 28 x 22 cm. Photographer's stamp, address Hofgeismar and exhibition label attached to the verso, mounted in upper corners to board, photographer's stamp, signed and annotated by the photographer in ballpoint pen on mount verso.A few small spots, otherwise in very good condition.
Dietrich, Marlene -- Photographer: Ultraphon. Marlene Dietrich with Curt Bois and others at the dance hall of the "Victoria-Garten" Berlin, Wilmersdorf Wilhelmsaue 114/115. 1930. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17,7 x 23,2 cm. Each with agency stamp, annotated in ink/pencil/red crayon and with layout marks on the verso.A very rare document of the heyday of German entertainment in the early 1930s. It shows Curt Bois together with Marlene Dietrich (1930) during a recording session for the international "Ultraphon" AG in Berlin, Wihelmsaue. The "Ultraphon" AG was liquidated a short time later and taken over by "Telefunken". Marlene Dietrich went to Hollywood at the end of 1930, and Curt Bois took a difficult road to emigration in 1933 via Vienna, London, Zurich, Paris and finally to the USA. With the support of Thomas Mann, he returned to Germany in 1950. – Each with stronger horizontal creases, some oxidation mirroring, one with some painting for publication and tear in upper left corner as well as two small holes from staple.
F.S.A. -- Photographer: Walker Evans (1903-1975). "Main Street, Greensboro, Alabama". 1936/printed 1970s by the Library of Congress. Ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Kodak paper. 20,5 x 25,3 cm. Number notations in pencil as well as Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress stamp on the verso. Some handling marks/dents, some stronger in left side, otherwise in very good condition.
F.S.A. -- Photographer: Walker Evans (1903-1975). "Frank Tengle Family, Hale County, Alabama". 1936/printed 1970s by the Library of Congress. Ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Kodak paper. 20,5 x 25,3 cm. Annotated and with number notations in pencil as well as Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress and other archive stamp on the verso. Some handling marks/dents, creases in upper right corner, otherwise in good condition.Exhibition: "Die USA der dreißiger Jahre in Fotografien", Galerie Taube, Berlin Sept.4-Oct. 2,1976. Provenance: Galerie Taube, Berlin
Feininger, Lore -- Portrait of an unidentified dancer. Late1920s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 17 x 12.5 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. The German portrait and architectural photographer Lore Feininger was the first daughter of the German-American painter Lyonel Feininger. In 1918, Lore Feininger began studying painting at the University for Fine Arts in Berlin. She then apprenticed with the portrait photographer Suse Byk, a family friend in Berlin. After three years of training, she worked in the studio of the fashion and portrait photographer Karl Schenker until 1924. In 1927, she opened her own photo studio for portrait, architectural, and object photography. During this time, she made numerous portrait photographs of artists. Lore Feininger was bombed out twice in Berlin, and her photo lab and negative archive were completely destroyed in 1943. Photographs by Lore Feininger are in the collection of numerous museums, including the Museum Folkwang and the Museum of Modern Art. – Small loss of emulsion in right edge, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.
Film Photography -- Film set scenes and theater advertising. 1920s. 6 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 12 x 16 cm. 2 with press text label and agency stamp and some annotated Ufa in marker and in pencil on the verso.One of the most interesting images shows the photomontage advertising at the Gloria Palast theater, Berlin for the premiere of "The Blue Angel". The press text reads: "The largest photos in the world. On the occasion of the premiere of the new Jannings film 'The Blue Angel', enlarged photos of scenes from the film were joined together as a photomontage and were placed at the entrance. Our photo shows one of the pictures, which is 14 square meters large. It attracted a lot of attention, as it was projected on a single transparent screen. Up to now photographic enlargements of this magnitude had only been done as single parts which were then put together." (translated from the German). The set scenes are of the film "Rasputin and the Empress" (1932) with John Barrymore and several unidentified UFA and Gaumont films. – Minimal traces of use, one with strong tear (backed) in lower edge and creases, otherwise in good condition.
Film Photography -- Photographer: Karl Ewald (1904-1969). Stills from the silent films "Schiff der verlorenen Menschen" (Maurice Tourneur, 1929) and "Tartuff" (Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau,1926). 11 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 22 x 28,3 cm. Each with photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.Born in Berlin in 1904 Karl Ewald learned the photographer's trade at an early age, and as a film enthusiast he quickly found access to the major film studios. He worked as a freelance photographer for Ufa,Tobis, Badal, Terra as well as for other film companies. In his studio in Neukölln he portrayed stars and starlets and famous actors e.g. Marlene Dietrich, Rosa Valetti, Magda Schneider, Adele Sandrock, Jenny Yugo, Marianne Hoppe, Paul Wegener, Hans Albers, Gustav Fröhlich, Luis Trenker, Heinz Rühmann, Gustav Gründgens and many others.Karl Ewald was one of the still photographers on Josef von Sternberg's film "The Blue Angel". The famous photo of Marlene Dietrich sitting on a barrel (the scene does not appear in the film) is said to be by Karl Ewald. In 1943 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and spent 1945-1948 in captivity. In 1949 he moved to Munich, where the film industry had re-established itself. There Ewald worked in the studios of Bavaria and for other film companies. These film stills show Marlene Dietrich at the very start of her career in the 1929 silent film "Schiff der verlorenen Menschen" and Emil Jannings in "Tartuff" (1926). – Corners bumped, some chemical discoloration spots, some oxidation mirroring, mostly in edges, otherwise in good condition.
Gandhi/Rolland -- Photographer: Rodolphe Schlemmer (1878-1972). Romain Rolland, Mahatma Gandhi and Mirabehn (Madeleine Slade) at Villa Olga, Rolland's home in Villeneuve, Switzerland. 1931. Vintage oil pigment print. 22,5 x 24,2 cm. Mounted to chamois card (foxing and staining), signed by the photographer in ink below the image on the mount; copyright stamp on mount verso.Romain Rolland was a lifelong pacifist. He protested against the First World War in "Au-dessus de la Mêlée" (1915) and in "Above the Battle" (1916). In 1924, his biography on Gandhi, in which he described Gandhi as one of the greatest figures of 20th century, contributed to the Indian nonviolent leader's reputation. The two men were friendly towards each other and met in 1931. The Swiss photographer Rodolphe Schlemmer completed an apprenticeship as a photographer in Geneva. He then worked for several years with Fred Boissonnas, with whom he planned to open studios in St. Petersburg, Barcelona, Paris and Budapest. In 1910, Schlemmer set up a studio in Montreux, which was experiencing a tourist boom at the time. He catered to an upscale clientele and maintained relationships with personalities from politics and culture, namely Romain Rolland, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi. Schlemmer created numerous portraits and landscapes and mastered the techniques of the carbon print, the gum bichromate print and other fine hand-crafted processes which established his reputation.
Fischer, Arno -- Portrait of the actresses Angelika Domröse, Jutta Hoffmann and Anne Katrin Bürger. 1960s/printed later. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight paper. 40 x 30,3 cm. Photographer's stamp and collection stamp on the verso.A few handling creases near right edge and some irregularities to ferrotype surface, otherwise in good condition.
Heyden, Bernd -- Photo story of a young couple in East Germany. 1970s. 14 vintage gelatin silver prints on doubleweight paper. 29,5 x 23 cm. 8 with photographer's B. Heyden, 1055 Berlin, Am Friedrichshain 19c stamp on the verso.Bernd Heyden was closely connected to and integrated in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, where he spent most of his life. The autodidact initially trained as a woman's tailor and worked as an ironer, chauffeur and laboratory assistant until he was admitted as a photographer in 1974. Since 1967 he worked in the Club junger Fotografen (Club of Young Photographers) founded by Arno Fischer and Sibylle Bergemann. His photographs were rejected by GDR officials as "trash can photography", nonetheless they were highly valued by many of his colleagues. This group comprises a photo story involving a young couple riding on a motorcycle and having fun in the countryside. – Slightly curled in edges, corners slightly bumped, a few handling dents, one photo (illustrated) with layout marks near upper edge and near right edge, otherwise in good condition.
Schulze Eldowy, Gundula -- From the series "Berlin in einer Hundenacht". 1983-1986. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints on carte postale. Each circa 10,3 x 14,8 cm and 14 x 10,2 cm. Each with photographer's stamp and 1 also signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.Some corners slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition.
Steinberg, Uwe -- Dessau. Circa 1963/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 27 x 39,5 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.Born in Breslau, Uwe Steinberg moved to Dessau in 1959 where he did an apprenticeship at the ADN-Zentralbild (GDR central press agency). In the 1970s he was a photojournalist for the NBI magazine in Berlin. He later also studied at the Leipzig Art Academy. In 1982 he was the head of the photography department in the Berlin VBK, the central artist association. – In excellent condition.
Gyger, Emanuel -- Near Adelboden. 1930s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 29,5 x 19,5 cm. Signed and titled by the photographer in pencil in lower corners; photographer's stamp on the verso.Light fold in upper right corner, otherwise a fine tonal print in near excellent condition.Lit.: Paul Hugger. Das Berner Oberland und seine Fotografen. Thun 1995.
Gyger, Emanuel / Arnold Klopfenstein -- Alpine views: "Portjengrat"; "Nadelhorn. Der Dom"; "Bei Saas-Fee". 1930s. 3 vintage (2 brown-toned) gelatin silver prints. Each circa 20 x 29,5 cm. Each signed and titled by the photographer in ink in lower corners; each with number stamp and Photographische Werkstätte Emanuel Gyger, Adelboden printed on the verso.Arnold Klopfenstein started an apprenticeship with Emanuel Gyger in 1914, eventually becoming his business partner in 1928. He was a trained mountaineer and often took longer hikes with E. Gyger, when he made his picturesque alpine views. Klopfenstein and Gyger worked together very closely and their images are often indistinguishable from one another. – One print with light handling mark in upper left corner, one with oxidation mirroring in dark areas and edges, one with crease in lower left corner, otherwise beautiful tonal prints in very good condition.Lit.: Paul Hugger. Das Berner Oberland und seine Fotografen. Thun 1995.
Heidersberger, Heinrich -- Rhythmogramms. 1950s. 3 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa-Portriga-Rapid and Agfa paper. 23,7 x 17,5 cm. Each with photographer's stamp with archive number in pencil and signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.Minimal nicks in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Industrial Photography -- Photographer: C. Leiterholdt. Industrial views of pipe production, Düsseldorf. 1920s/30s. 12 vintage large-format gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17 x 23 cm. Each with photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.Corners bumped, a few photos with nicks in edges, slight oxidation mirroring in edges, a few photos with stronger oxidation, otherwise in good condition.
Keetman, Peter -- "(Augen-)Blick". 1961. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight Agfa paper. 30 x 23 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer as well as number in pencil and photographer's stamp on the verso.Light buckling, a few small retouched spots, otherwise in very good condition.
Kessels, Willy -- Microphone. 1932. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24,8 x 16,8 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower right; photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. Hinge-mounted in mat.Willy Kessels attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Gent and then moved to Brussels, where he worked as a sculptor and architectural draftsman in the 1920s. He began his photographic career in 1929, seeing photography as a modern means of representation. Kessels was very active during the 1920s-1930s, and his photo montages, aerial views, angles and use of light illustrate the modern movement of Belgian photography at the time. His attractive nudes also are a large part of his oeuvre. – A rich beautiful print in near excellent condition.
Klemm, Barbara -- Delhi, India. 1982. Gelatin silver print. 28,8 x 40,5 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's/copyright stamp on the verso.A few light handling marks, slightly buckled in side edges, retouched spot, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.
Lebeck, Robert -- "Leopoldville. Belgisch-Kongo". 1960. 1 vintage gelatin silver print and 10 gelatin silver press prints on RC Stern magazin paper. 20,2 x 25,2 cm and 30,2 x 23,6 cm. Vintage print with photographer's stamp and annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso; press prints with Stern copyright/credit stamp and watermark logo on the verso.Apart from a rare vintage print of this iconic image by Robert Lebeck of an African man stealing the Belgian King's saber in 1960, this lot also includes an exceptional set of images showing various scenes of the act and the arrest of the man. – Vintage print with stronger creases near right and left edge, layout marks in lower margin, other prints with handling marks, otherwise in good condition.
Lehnert & Landrock -- Female nudes, Tunis. Circa 1910. 2 vintage reddish-brown toned matte gelatin silver prints on structured chamois paper. Each circa 18 x 24 cm and reverse. Each with photographer's logo and number in the negative in lower right/left and with photographer's reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.Corners slightly bumped, some fading in edges, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Lehnert & Landrock -- Female nudes, Tunis. Circa 1910. 2 vintage reddish-brown toned matte gelatin silver prints on structured chamois paper. Each circa 24 x 18 cm. Each with photographer's logo and number in the negative in lower right/left and with photographer's reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.Corners slightly bumped, some fading in edges, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Lehnert & Landrock -- Female nudes, Tunis. Circa 1910. 2 vintage reddish-brown toned matte gelatin silver prints on structured chamois paper. Each circa 24 x 18 cm. Each with photographer's logo and number in the negative in lower right/left and with photographer's reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.Corners slightly bumped, some fading in edges, otherwise strong prints in very good condition.
Link, O. Winston -- "Swimming Pool, Welch, West Virginia". 1963/printed 1984. Gelatin silver print. 50,4 x 40,5 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in pencil, annotations in pencil and photographer's reproduction limitation and copyright stamp on the verso. Minimal oxidation mirroring in upper area, only visible at an angle, minimal fading/toning in lower edge, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.Provenance: Purchased from the estate of Herb Ritts.
Man Ray -- Rayographs. 1921-1923/printed 1978. 3 gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each circa 29,5 x 22,5 cm (43 x 34 cm). Man Ray's signature stamp, Griffelkunst edition stamp and rayograph stamp, as well as signed and dated by the estate executor in pencil on the verso, each mounted along upper edge to grey board (one mount bumped in right edge), Griffelkunst stamp on mount verso.Two prints with minimal discoloration in areas, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 140-141.
Mataré, Ewald -- Photographer: Heinz Sangermann. Portrait of Ewald Mataré and the Pope's and Bishop's Doors of the south portal of Cologne Cathedral. Circa 1950. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa-Portriga-Rapid paper. 23 x 17 cm and 17,7 x 12,5 cm. Each with photographer's stamp on the verso.In very good condition.
Moses, Stefan -- Oskar Maria Graf, Berg, from the series "Grosse Alte im Wald". 1964/printed circa 2000. Large-format digital art print. 59,8 x 50 cm. Signed, annotated and dated by the photographer in blue crayon and photographer's stamp on the verso.Slightly buckled, otherwise in very good condition. Lit.: Ulrich Pohlmann/ Matthias Harder (eds.). Stefan Moses. Die Monographie. Munich 2002, ill. from the same series p. 97.
Muehl, Otto -- Photographer: Ludwig Hoffenreich. Materialaktion. 1960s. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 23,6 x 17,7 cm. Photographer's stamp and layout notations in pencil/blue crayon on the verso.Between 1964-1966 Otto Mühl performed numerous so-called "Materialaktionen" involving objects, paint and material, which were often filmed/photographed by K. Kren and Ludwig Hoffenreich. As of 1966 the body itself became the "material" which Otto Mühl and Günter Brus increasingly worked with. – Stronger crease in upper right corner with crack to emulsion, a few light handling marks, otherwise in good condition.
Muthesius, Eckart -- Photographer: Lotte Jacobi (1896-1990). Portrait of the architect Eckart Muthesius. Circa 1930. Vintage gelatin silver print. 22 x 16,9 cm. Signed by the photographer in the negative in lower right; photographer's ATELIER JACOBI, Charlottenburg, Joachimsthaler Str. 5 stamp on the verso, mounted along upper edge to board (some wear). The son of Hermann Muthesius, the German architect and interior designer Eckart Muthesius lived in India between 1930-1939. The Maharaja of Indore commissioned him to decorate and design his Palace at Manik Bagh in the modern International Style; it became a large-scale art project and Muthesius incorporated furniture designed by Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer and Ivan da Silva Bruhns. He often returned to Berlin to collaborate on the projects for the furniture for the palace and this portrait was likely taken on one of those visits. Lotte Jacobi portrayed many famous figures of the day such as Albert Einstein, Emil Jannings, Lotte Lenya and Käthe Kollwitz. – Some creases in corners, otherwise in good condition.Lit.: Reto Niggl. Eckart Muthesius. The Maharaja's Palace in Indore. Architecture and Interior 1930, Stuttgart 1996, ill. p. 13.Provenance: Eckart Muthesius Archive
Neusüss, Floris M. -- "Traumbilder" series. 1961-64. 3 gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each circa 21 x 20 cm (40,3 x 30,3 cm). Each signed, annotated and dated by the photographer in pencil/ink and photographer's stamp on the verso.Edges slightly curled, corners slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Fabian Knierem/Ulrich Pohlmann (eds.).Traumbilder. Ostfildern 2012, ill. p. 95.
Neusüss, Floris M. -- "Barbie and Ken". 1993. 2 vintage unique gelatin silver prints (photograms). Each 43,2 x 31,4 cm. Each mounted to board; signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's stamp on mount verso.Each with crease in upper left corner, and light fold mark in lower right corner, left edge of Barbie print slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition.
Paris -- Photographer: Eva Weichberger. Selected views of Paris, including Marais, Pont Neuf, Monmartre and Samaritaine. 1950s. 18 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 18 x 13 cm. Most with photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.The images show postwar Paris street scenes with clochards, streetsellers and architecture. – Some corners bumped, otherwise in very good condition.
Ronkholz, Tata -- "Trinkhalle" series (Leverkusen - Rheindorf. Wupperstrasse 1). 1983. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 24,7 x 34 cm (31 x 40,5). Estate stamp and number 406 in pencil on the verso.Slight buckling in edges, a few light handling marks, small scuff mark in lower right area, otherwise in very good condition.
Rudolph, Charlotte -- Scene from Mary Wigman's "Chorische Studien". 1929. Vintage gelatin silver print. 14,8 x 22,5 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower right corner; photographer's stamp and reproduction limitation stamp as well as annotated in pencil on the verso. Some oxidation mirroring in lower area, small chip to emulsion in lower left edge, otherwise in very good condition.
Rupp, August -- Landscape views. 1934/35. 6 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 18 x 23 cm. Photographer's stamp, copyright stamp and Geätzt stamp on the verso.August Rupp was a German pictorialist photographer who primarily photographed landscapes and still lifes. This group also includes two photos by Eduard von Pagenhardt. – Rupp photos with a few minimal handling marks, otherwise fine tonal prints in very good condition, Pagenhardt photos with stronger handling creases in corners/edges.
Schmölz, Hugo -- Architectural views of Düsseldorf and surroundings. 1920s. 9 vintage gelatin silver prints on strong chamois paper. Each circa 22 x 18 cm or reverse. Most with photographer's Hugo Schmölz, U. Sachsenhausen 33, Köln 1925 or H. Schmölz, Köln, Photograph, D.W.B., Unter Sachsenhausen 33 stamp as well as architect's stamp and annotated in ink on the verso.Some oxidation mirroring in edges, a few with creases in corners, three photos with some chemical discoloration, one with retouching for publication, otherwise in very good condition.
Shulman, Julius -- Department of Water & Power, Los Angeles, California. 1965. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints, 1 on RC paper. 27,7 x 21,7 cm and 20,2 x 25,3 cm. Each with photographer's stamp, 1 with credit label on the verso. Julius Shulman's impressive photographs of California architecture are more than just documents of the buildings they depict. They were blueprints for living at the time they were taken and his photos were published in lifestyle magazines such as House and Garden, Good Housekeeping and Life, as well as in the professional press. They reflect the relaxed and cool Californian way of life and remain icons of design and style today.One view shows the Water and Power Office Building standing tall on Bunker Hill, the other is an interior of the building. – First print with a few handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.Lit.: Robert Elwall. Building with Light. The International History of Architectural Photography, London 2004.
Steiner, Albert -- Selected landscape views. 1920s. 3 vintage contact gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17,5 x 23 cm and 23 x 17,5 cm. Each with Geätzt (etched) stamp on the verso.A few minimal handling marks, otherwise fine tonal prints in very good condition.Lit.: Peter Pfrunder/Beat Stutzer. Albert Steiner. Das fotografische Werk. Zurich 2005.Engadiner Landschaften. Ausgewählte Aufnahmen von Albert Steiner. Zurich 1927.
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