28th May, 2026 16:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Spring 2026

 
  Lot 49
 

WERNER BISCHOF (1916–1954)
Bharat-Natyam dancer Anjali Hora getting ready for a performance, Bombay 1951

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€2,400 - €3,000
 

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Lot details

Start price: € 1,400

Estimate: € 2,400–3,000

English:

Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960 on single-weight glossy paper, in very good condition. Photographer's Magnum stamp and "John Hillelson" agency stamp on the reverse. LITERATURE Marco Bischof/Simon Maurer/Peter Zimmermann (eds.), Werner Bischof. Bilder, Bern 2006, p. 200.

On the occasion of his LIFE reportage on the famine in Bihar, Bishof also pursued other projects. For example, several Magnum members in 12 countries had been working since the early 1950s on documentaries about the circumstances and dreams of post-war youth (the catchphrase "Generation X" came from Robert Capa; when first published in Holiday Magazine, however, the photo essay appeared under the title "Youth of the World"). Bishop accompanied a young Indian man and a young Indian woman in their everyday lives for his essay "India's Generation X", this beautiful print originates from it.

Deutsch:

Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet c. 1960 auf dünnem, glänzendem Papier, in sehr gutem Zustand. Rückseitig Magnum-Fotografenstempel und "John Hillelson" Agenturstempel. LITERATUR Marco Bischof/Simon Maurer/Peter Zimmermann (Hg.), Werner Bischof. Bilder, Bern 2006, S. 200.

Anlässlich seiner Reportage für LIFE über die Hungersnot in Bihar verfolgte Bishop auch andere Projekte. So widmeten sich mehrere Magnum-Mitglieder in zwölf Ländern seit den frühen 1950er-Jahren den Lebensumständen und Träumen der Nachkriegsjugend (der in diesem Kontext geprägte Begriff "Generation X" stammt von Robert Capa; die Fotostrecke erschien jedoch bei ihrer Erstveröffentlichung im Holiday Magazine unter dem Titel "Jugend der Welt"). Für seinen Essay "Indiens Generation X" begleitete Bishof einen jungen Inder und eine junge Inderin in ihrem Alltag; dieser wunderschöne Abzug stammt aus dieser Arbeit.

Image size: 20.3 x 19.9 cm

 

Auction: OstLicht Photo Auction Spring 2026, 28th May, 2026

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