21st Nov, 2025 17:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025

 
  Lot 89
 

HANS TRUÖL (1920–1981)
Aral petrol station and Ski school in Zürs, Austria c. 1958

Estimate
€800 - €1,200
 

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Lot details

Start price: € 600

Estimate: € 800–1,200

English:

Gelatin silver print, printed in the late 1970s on single-weight glossy Agfa paper 18 x 23.8 cm, in very good condition. Photographer's stamp in green ink and image no. "T 369/1" in pencil on the reverse.

Born in Frankfurt, Hans Truöl became famous in the post-war period as a press, sports and society photographer, particularly for his pictures of the ski circus on the Arlberg. Zürs (1716 meters above sea level) is one of the most renowned winter sports resorts in the Arlberg region in the Alps, located in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

Deutsch:

Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet in den späten 1970ern auf dünnem, glänzendem Agfa-Papier 18 x 23,8 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Rückseitig Fotografenstempel mit grüner Tinte und Bildnummer "T 369/1" mit Bleistift.

Der in Frankfurt geborene Hans Truöl wurde in der Nachkriegszeit als Presse-, Sport- und Gesellschaftsfotograf vor allem für seine Bilder vom Skizirkus am Arlberg bekannt. Zürs ist ein Wintersportort in den Alpen auf 1717 Metern Seehöhe in der Gemeinde Lech in Vorarlberg.

Image Size: 18 x 21.1 cm

 

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

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