Lot 1620 - A189 Photography - Thursday, 27. June 2019, 04.30 PM
HERMANN KUMMLER
(1863-1949)
Views of Brazil, c. 1888-1890. 64 original photographs.
Albumen prints mounted on firm cardboard.
Each approx. 12 x 16.5 (portrait and landscape formats).
Most numbered in the image, 23 monogrammed, partly annotated. Annotated on verso in German in Sütterlin script, 1 cardboard mounted with photographer's label.
Literature: Hermann Kummler, Beatrice Ziegler and Beat Kleiner. Als Kaufmann in Pernambuco. Ein Reisebericht. Zurich, 2001.
Provenance: Swiss private collection.
Slightly foxed.
TOGETHER WITH: E. de Maschek. Guia da Platna da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. 40 p., [1] Sheet Rio de Janeiro, Laemmert & C., 1887. Kl.-8°. Booklet in cardboard slipcase of the period with printed cover label.
CHF 500 / 800 | (€ 520 / 820)
Sold for CHF 625 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.