13th Sep, 2026 14:00
OSTLICHT AUCTION at PARALLEL VIENNA
MARCEL BASCOULARD (1913–1978)
Self-portrait, Asières-lès-Bourges, France 1944
€4,800 - €5,200
Buyer's premium: 20%
Start price: € 2,600
Estimate: € 4,800–5,200
English:
Vintage gelatin silver print on Lugda Lumière paper 8.8 x 6.2 cm, in very good condition. The authenticity of this extremely rare collector's item is confirmed by the author of the most encompassing monographs on the work of the photographer: Patrick Martinat, Bascoulard. Dessinateur virtuose, clochard magnifique, femme inventée, Les Cahiers Dessinés, Paris 2014.
Bascoulard, known as an illustrator, had been posing in front of the camera in women's clothing since the early 1940s; earlier photographs of him are extremely rare collector's items.
Deutsch:
Vintage-Silbergelatineabzug auf Lugda Lumière Papier 8,8 x 6,2 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Die Authentizität des Abzugs wird vom Autor der umfassendsten Monografie über das Werk des Fotografen bestätigt: Patrick Martinat, Bascoulard. Dessinateur virtuose, clochard magnifique, femme inventée, Les Cahiers Dessinés, Paris 2014.
Der als Zeichner bekannte Bascoulard inszenierte sich seit den frühen 1940er-Jahren in Frauenkleidern vor der Kamera, wobei frühere Aufnahmen äußerst seltene Sammlerstücke sind.
Image size: 8 x 5.5 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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