WestLicht Photo Auction
Catalogue Information: 164 lots with images | View lots
Date: 05 December 2009
Auction House:
Location:
Westbahnstrasse 40
Vienna,
Austria
1070
Phone: +43 1 5235659
Fax: +43 1 5231308
Email: auction@westlicht.com
Viewing Notes:
Between Tuesday, December 1st and Friday, December 4th from 10am to 6pm, & on Saturday, December5th from 8am to 5pm.
Sale Notes:
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Lot 1001: Friedrich Victor Spitzer by Heinrich Kühn (1866-1944)
The imagery of this work is typical for Kühn's work. The portrait of this gentlemen is reminiscent of classical portraits of important people. The depicted person is the photographer Friedrich Victor Spitzer, who was a friend of Kühn. The photograph [...more]
Lot 1002: William M. Chase by Edward Steichen (1879-1973)
Vintage photogravure of Camera Work # 14:7 (1906). Depiction of American painter and print maker William Merritt Chase (1849-1916). Camera Work was published and edited by Alfred Stieglitz.Vintage Photogravure aus Camera Work # 14:7 (1906). Dargestel [...more]
Lot 1003: Gustav Klimt by Moriz Nähr (1859-1945)
This picture of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) with his cat is among the most famous portraits of the Jugendstil artist and was taken in the garden of his studio in Feldmühlgasse 9, Vienna. It comes with the original card, labeled "This photograph was made [...more]
Lot 1004: Aktstudie (Nude) by Frantisek Drtikol (1883-1961)
For over 20 years Drtikol devoted himself to portraying women, especially nudes. The photograph was taken in his early period, when he was still rooted in pictoralism. Drtikol was a master of pigment printing.Drtikol widmete sich über 20 Jahre der An [...more]
Lot 1005: Aktstudie (Nude) by Frantisek Drtikol (1883-1961)
This original glass negative shows a nude study from the period in which Drtikol's work was still rooted in decorative art. It was made in the 1920s when he was at the height of his artistic powers. Original glass negatives are very hard to find now [...more]
