21st Nov, 2025 17:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025

 
  Lot 54
 

ERNST BAUMANN (1906–1985)
Luis Trenker climbing the Matterhorn ('Mondnacht'), 1937

Estimate
€900 - €1,200
 

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Lot details

Start price: € 600

Estimate: € 900–1,200

English:

Vintage silver print on single-weight glossy Agfa-Brovira paper 24.1 x 18.1 cm, in very good condition. Photographer's credit stamp with address in Bad Reichenhall and "Luis Trenker" stamp with address in Bolzano, as well as archive stamp "Bildgruppe / Negativ-Nr." with handwritten entry "109" in ink.

Ernst Baumann was first hired as a still photographer by Luis Trenker in 1932, who also recommended him working with a Rolleiflex camera. The shot was taken during the filming of "The Mountain Calls". The movie is dedicated to the dramatic events surrounding the first ascent of the Matterhorn; Trenker plays the Italian climber Carrell in the leading role, who conquers the mountain alone and at night after failing to make the first ascent.

Deutsch:

Vintage-Silbergelatineabzug auf dünnem, glänzendem Agfa-Brovira-Papier 24,1 x 18,1 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Rückseitig Fotografenstempel mit Adresse in Bad Reichenhall und "Luis Trenker"-Stempel mit Adresse in Bozen, sowie Archivstempel "Bildgruppe / Negativ-Nr." mit handschriftlichem Eintrag "109" mit Tinte.

Ernst Baumann wurde erstmals 1932 von Luis Trenker als Standfotograf engagiert, der ihm auch empfahl, mit einer Rolleiflex-Kamera zu arbeiten. Die Aufnahme entstand während der Dreharbeiten zu "Der Berg ruft". Der Film widmet sich den dramatischen Ereignissen um die Erstbesteigung des Matterhorns; Trenker in der Hauptrolle spielt den italienischen Alpinisten Carrell, der den Berg allein und bei Nacht bezwingt, nachdem ihm die Erstbesteigung nicht gelungen war.

Image Size: 22.7 x 16.8 cm

 

Auction: OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025, 21st Nov, 2025

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