21st Nov, 2025 17:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025

 
  Lot 8
 

ADOLPH DE MEYER (1868–1946)
Still Life, USA 1908

Estimate
€800 - €1,000
 

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Lot details

Start price: € 600

Estimate: € 800–1,000

English:

Photogravure, printed in 1908 for "Camera Work 24", mounted on original Japanese paper c. 29 x 20 cm, in excellent condition. LITERATURE Alfred Stieglitz, Camera Work, The Complete Illustrations 1903–1917, Cologne 1997, p. 430.

In addition to his elegant society portraits, Meyer was particularly appreciated for his delicate floral still lifes; the present motif the first in a series of several examples published in the magazine Camera Work.

Deutsch:

Photogravüre, geprintet 1908 für "Camera Work 24", montiert auf dem originalen Japanpapier c. 29 x 20 cm, in ausgezeichnetem Zustand. LITERATUR Alfred Stieglitz, Camera Work, The Complete Illustrations 1903–1917, Köln 1997, S. 430.

Neben seinen eleganten Gesellschaftsporträts wurde Meyer vor allem für seine zarten Blumenstillleben geschätzt; das vorliegende Motiv ist das erste in einer Strecke von mehreren Beispielen, die in der Zeitschrift Camera Work publiziert wurden.

Image Size: 21.3 x 15.4 cm

 

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

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