Lot 1646 - A189 Photography - Thursday, 27. June 2019, 04.30 PM
HANS FINSLER
(1891-1972)
Handgewebter Stoff, before 1928.
Gelatin silver print. Vintage.
Image size 28.3 x 22.6 cm; Sheet size 29.8 x 24.2 cm.
Verso Wirth handwritten annotation "Foto Finsler Nr. 49" and old collector's stamp. Matted, framed.
Literature:
- Das Werk. Schweizer Monatsschrift für Architektur, Kunstgewerbe, Freie Kunst. 15. Jahrgang, No. 1. Winterthur, January 1928 (ill. p. 15; COPY OF THE BOOK WITH ALL 12 ISSUES OF THE YEAR ENCLOSED).
- Internationale Ausstellung des Deutschen Werkbunds Film und Foto. Exhibition catalogue of exhibition hall, 18.5.-7.7.1929. Stuttgart, 1929 (ill. no. 201; here titled "Handgewebter Stoff").
- Klaus E. Göltz, et al. (ed.). Hans Finsler. Neue Wege der Photographie. Exhibition catalogue, Staatliche Galerie Moritzburg Halle, 14.04.-26.05.1991, et al. Leipzig, 1991 (p. 194, ill. 49).
Provenance:
- Estate of Benita Koch-Otte (stamped), German tapestry maker and textile designer (1892-1976).
- Swiss private collection.
Lower right corner with a small loss (slight loss of image).
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)
Sold for CHF 2 375 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.