13th Sep, 2026 14:00

OSTLICHT AUCTION at PARALLEL VIENNA

 
  Lot 20
 

FRANTIŠEK DRTIKOL (1883–1961)
Nude on stairs, Prague c. 1913

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€2,400 - €2,600
 

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Lot details

Start price: € 1,200

 

Estimate: € 2,400–2,600

English:

Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1920s on postcard paper 13.7 x 8.7 cm, in very good condition. Photographer's "Bromografia Drtikol Prague Poděbrady", no. "2", and "Studie" in the lower negative, annotated by an unknown hand in pencil on the reverse. LITERATURE Vladimir Birgus, Fotograf Frantisek Drtikol, Prague 1994, plate 10; Vladimir Birgus, Frantisek Drtikol, Modernist Nudes, cat. Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco 1997, plate 31.

František Drtikol was a pioneering Czech photographer whose early work combined Symbolism, Art Nouveau and Pictorialism with a strong interest in the expressive potential of the nude body. Around 1912–13, he developed his distinctive nude studies, characterized by carefully posed figures, dramatic lighting and sculptural compositions.

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Deutsch:

Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet in den 1920ern, auf Postkarten-Papier 13,7 x 8,7 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Im Bild unten einbelichtet "Bromografia Drtikol Prague Poděbrady" und Nr. "2" sowie "Studie", rückseitig Fotografencredit von unbekannter Hand. LITERATUR Vladimir Birgus, Fotograf Frantisek Drtikol, Prag 1994, Tafel 10; Vladimir Birgus, Frantisek Drtikol, Modernist Nudes, Kat. Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco 1997, Tafel 31.

František Drtikol war ein bedeutender tschechischer Fotograf, dessen frühes Werk Symbolismus, Art Nouveau und Piktorialismus mit einem ausgeprägten Interesse an der expressiven Wirkung des Aktes verband. Um 1912–13 entwickelte er seine charakteristischen Aktstudien, die sich durch sorgfältig inszenierte Figuren, dramatische Lichtführung und skulpturale Kompositionen auszeichnen.

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Image size: c. 10.5 x 8 cm

 

Auction: OSTLICHT AUCTION at PARALLEL VIENNA, 13th Sep, 2026

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