Lot 5787 - ibid121 Photography – online only - Wednesday, 07. July 2021, 01.00 PM
RENÉ GROEBLI
(Zurich 1927–lives and works in Zurich)
Locomotive from the series "Magie der Schiene", 1949.
Gelatin silver print on Baryta paper. Later print, dated 1992.
Image dimension 34 × 44.7 cm; sheet dimension 40.5 × 50.5 cm.
Matted. Fully signed on verso, num. "h.c.", inventory number 577, dated and photographer's stamp. Additionally fully signed on the mat.
Literature:
- René Groebli and Albert Ehrismann. Magie der Schiene. Photos: Rene Groebli. Poem: Albert Ehrismann. Zurich, Kubus, 1949.
- René Groebli. Werkverzeichnis. Catalogue Raisonné. A Personal Selection. Zurich, 2019 (ill. p. 22, no. 577).
Two tiny (and hardly disturbing) pressure marks in the image (lower left and lower centre), slight discolouration in the upper left corner (in white), otherwise nearly pristine condition.
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)
Sold for CHF 1 875 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.