21st Nov, 2025 17:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025

 
  Lot 62
 

ROBERT CAPA (1913–1954)
'No-man's land before the Cassino battle', Italy, February 1944

Estimate
€1,200 - €1,600
Current bid
€800
(1bid)
 

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Lot details

Start price: € 800

Estimate: € 1,200–1,600

English:

Vintage silver print on double-weight glossy paper 17.8 x 24.4 cm, in good condition Cropping marks in white ink und retouched recto, "International News Photo" agency stamp and caption label, publication date stamp "Feb 9 1944" on the reverse. LITERATURE Beatrix Lengyel (ed.), Robert Capa, in italia, cat. Fratelli Alinari / ICP, Florence 2013, p. 183 (from the same film roll).

"This scene of desolation is described as 'No Man's Land' in the Liri Valley the day before the battle for possession of the town Cassino began. First aid man are in the field in the background picking up wounded from the action of the previous day." (from newspaper clip on the reverse).

Deutsch:

Vintage-Silbergelatineabzug auf kartonstarkem, glänzendem Papier 17,8 x 24,4 cm, in gutem Zustand. Ausschnittmarkierungen mit weißer Tinte und Retuschen im Bild, rückseitig "International News Photo" Agenturstempel und -etikette sowie Publikationsdatums-Stempel "Feb 9 1944". LITERATUR Beatrix Lengyel (Hg.), Robert Capa, in italia, Kat. Fratelli Alinari / ICP, Florenz 2013, S. 183 (von derselben Filmrolle).

"Diese Szene der Verwüstung wird als 'Niemandsland' im Liri-Tal am Tag vor Beginn der Schlacht um die Stadt Cassino beschrieben. Im Hintergrund sind Sanitäter zu sehen, die Verwundete aus den Kämpfen des Vortags bergen." (vom Zeitungsausschnitt auf der Rückseite).

Image Size: 16.3 x 24 cm / 11.8 x 22 cm

 

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

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