Elle Andreae - Frosch im Wasserglas
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There is in the auction a very rare original photogravure print produced in the gravure printing process by
the photographer Elle Andreae.
The offered photo print in intaglio (gravure) comes from a lot of a photo book from 1927—the Das Deutsche Lichtbild—that is no longer complete and cannot be restored due to its condition. The selection of photographs offered (there are additional photographs from this context currently available) is very rare and presents a rare opportunity to acquire original photography from a limited edition in very high quality as an intaglio print. They come from my own private collection.
Due to partly significant edge defects, the photo pages were uniformly trimmed and mounted on acid-free photo board (DIN A3). The photographs are in excellent and collectible condition. They will be shipped without a frame in professional packaging.
This first volume of the series, in particular, was a worldwide success and was distributed to many countries in Europe and beyond (including an English-language insert) and served as an inspiration for the genre of photo books.
The first volume is extremely rare. It appeared as the publisher Bruno Schultz's anniversary edition in a one-off photogravure edition of the photographs. The first edition sold out so quickly that the publisher began to buy back copies.
The first issue appeared until 1938. From 1934, the selection of photographs changed radically after Adolf Hitler came to power, which opened the 1934 issue with its own foreword (“In eigener Sache” -> “In Our Own Interest”). Until 1933, Das Deutsche LICHTBILD was distinguished by a significant selection of contemporary women and men photographers who are today regarded as important protagonists in the early photography of modernism:
among others Yva, Franz Grainer, Arthur Benda, Erich Angenendt, Charlotte Rudolph, Hajek-Halke (1928), Käthe Hecht (1928), Albert Renger-Patzsch, Hans Windisch, Max Baur (1930), Hannes Maria Flach (1930), as well as texts (and some photographs) by László Moholy-Nagy (1927), Franz Werfel, Raoul Hausmann, Kurt Tucholsky (as Peter Panther, 1930) and other authors.
About the person: No information
On the German Lichtbild: (SOURCE; https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Deutsche_Lichtbild)
In 1927, photographer Hans Windisch founded the yearbook Das Deutsche Lichtbild at the Verlag von Bruno Schultz in Berlin. It was to contain the most important photographs of a year and some text contributions. The graphic designer László Moholy-Nagy created the title emblem. The Reichskunstwart Edwin Redslob enthusiastically praised the first issue.
In 1930, it was stated in the issue.
The Deutsche Lichtbild annually brings together from all photographic fields the 100 strongest images of the year by German professional and amateur photographers, in incomparable reproductions and in an ideal book presentation. It has been described by the judgments cited here from home and abroad as the best Lichtbilder yearbook in the world.
There is in the auction a very rare original photogravure print produced in the gravure printing process by
the photographer Elle Andreae.
The offered photo print in intaglio (gravure) comes from a lot of a photo book from 1927—the Das Deutsche Lichtbild—that is no longer complete and cannot be restored due to its condition. The selection of photographs offered (there are additional photographs from this context currently available) is very rare and presents a rare opportunity to acquire original photography from a limited edition in very high quality as an intaglio print. They come from my own private collection.
Due to partly significant edge defects, the photo pages were uniformly trimmed and mounted on acid-free photo board (DIN A3). The photographs are in excellent and collectible condition. They will be shipped without a frame in professional packaging.
This first volume of the series, in particular, was a worldwide success and was distributed to many countries in Europe and beyond (including an English-language insert) and served as an inspiration for the genre of photo books.
The first volume is extremely rare. It appeared as the publisher Bruno Schultz's anniversary edition in a one-off photogravure edition of the photographs. The first edition sold out so quickly that the publisher began to buy back copies.
The first issue appeared until 1938. From 1934, the selection of photographs changed radically after Adolf Hitler came to power, which opened the 1934 issue with its own foreword (“In eigener Sache” -> “In Our Own Interest”). Until 1933, Das Deutsche LICHTBILD was distinguished by a significant selection of contemporary women and men photographers who are today regarded as important protagonists in the early photography of modernism:
among others Yva, Franz Grainer, Arthur Benda, Erich Angenendt, Charlotte Rudolph, Hajek-Halke (1928), Käthe Hecht (1928), Albert Renger-Patzsch, Hans Windisch, Max Baur (1930), Hannes Maria Flach (1930), as well as texts (and some photographs) by László Moholy-Nagy (1927), Franz Werfel, Raoul Hausmann, Kurt Tucholsky (as Peter Panther, 1930) and other authors.
About the person: No information
On the German Lichtbild: (SOURCE; https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Deutsche_Lichtbild)
In 1927, photographer Hans Windisch founded the yearbook Das Deutsche Lichtbild at the Verlag von Bruno Schultz in Berlin. It was to contain the most important photographs of a year and some text contributions. The graphic designer László Moholy-Nagy created the title emblem. The Reichskunstwart Edwin Redslob enthusiastically praised the first issue.
In 1930, it was stated in the issue.
The Deutsche Lichtbild annually brings together from all photographic fields the 100 strongest images of the year by German professional and amateur photographers, in incomparable reproductions and in an ideal book presentation. It has been described by the judgments cited here from home and abroad as the best Lichtbilder yearbook in the world.
Details
Date of print
1927
Artist
Elle Andreae
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Title of artwork
Frosch im Wasserglas
Condition
Very fine
Technique
Photogravure
Height
27 cm
Edition
Limited Edition
Width
22 cm
Signature
Not signed
Genre
Fine art photography
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