Lot 1606 - A187 Photography - Tuesday, 04. December 2018, 04.00 PM
ADOLPHE BRAUN
(1811-1877)
Views of Switzerland, c. 1860-1875. Album with 177 original photographs.
Albumen prints.
Prints in various formats approx. 15.5 x 10 cm to 21.5 x 27.5 cm (vertical and horizontal formats); Album approx. 31 x 44 cm.
Verso mostly hand inscribed, some with imprinted inscription. Mount board with printed legend "Adolphe Braun & Co. Phot. a Dornach" and handwritten inscription. Damaged leather album of the period (cover missing).
Literature:
- Kurt Zurfluh. Gotthard. Als die Bahn gebaut wurde. Zurich, 1982 (numerous ill.).
- Ulrich Pohlmann. Adolphe Braun. Ein europäisches Photographie-Unternehmen und die Bildkünste im 19. Jahrhundert. Munich, 2017.
Provenance: Swiss private collection.
TOGETHER WITH: GIORGIO SOMMER (1834-1934). Views of Switzerland, c. 1880. Album with 164 original photographs. Calotypes. Prints in various formats approx. 20 cm to 25 cm (vertical and horizontal formats); Album approx. 48 x 33 cm. Imprinted legend. Canvas album of the period.
CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)
Sold for CHF 6 250 (including buyer’s premium)
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