13th Sep, 2026 14:00
OSTLICHT AUCTION at PARALLEL VIENNA
MORIZ NÄHR (1859–1945)
Last portrait of Gustav Klimt, Vienna 1917
€9,000 - €10,000
Buyer's premium: 20%
Start price: € 4,500
Estimate: € 9,000–10,000
English:
Vintage gelatin silver print, printed in the 1920s, 16.1 x 11.2 cm, in excellent condition. LITERATURE Uwe Schögl, Hans-Peter Wipplinger (eds.), Moriz Nähr. Photographer of Viennese Modernism, cat. Leopold Museum Vienna, Cologne 2018, p. 138.
Nähr took this portrait outside Klimt's studio in Feldmühlgasse, Hietzing; it shows the eminent artist at the age of 55 and is regarded as the last portrait taken of him before his death.
Deutsch:
Vintage-Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet in den 1920ern, 16,1 x 11,2 cm, in ausgezeichnetem Zustand. LITERATUR Uwe Schögl, Hans-Peter Wipplinger (Hg.), Moriz Nähr. Fotograf der Wiener Moderne, Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, Köln 2018, S. 138.
Nähr nahm dieses Porträt vor Klimts Atelier in der Hietzinger Feldmühlgasse auf; es zeigt den bedeutenden Künstler mit 55 Jahren und gilt als dessen letztes Bildnis vor dem Tod.
Image size: 15.6 x 10.7 cm
Auction: OSTLICHT AUCTION at PARALLEL VIENNA, 13th Sep, 2026
266 works will be part of this edition of OstLicht Photo Auction, ranging from historical classics to contemporary works.
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