SELECTED WORKS

OF THE UPCOMING OSTLICHT PHOTO AUCTION AT PARALLEL ART FAIR IN VIENNA, 13th September 2026

ANDREAS GROLL (1812–1872)
Girl from Romanian-Bogsan, Banat 1860s

Estimated Value: 1,400 - 1,600 Euro 

A very rare work by Austria's first major architectural and documentary photographer. Groll's pioneering images of architecture, industry and the expanding railway network rank among the most important photographic records of the Habsburg Empire.

Albumen print, flush-mounted on the original board, 50.3 × 39.4 cm. In very good condition, with contemporary retouching. 'From the album Besitzungen der Österr. Staats-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft' (Properties of the Austrian State Railway Company). Original printed label with typographic title on the lower mount. LITERATURE Monika Faber, Andreas Groll 1812-1872, cat. Wien Museum 2015, p. 189 (same series).

MORIZ NÄHR (1859–1945)
Last portrait of Gustav Klimt, Vienna 1917

Estimated Value: 9,000 - 10,000 Euro

Nähr took this portrait outside Klimt’s studio in Feldmühlgasse, Hietzing; it shows the eminent artist at the age of 55 and is regarded as the last portrait taken of him before his death.

Vintage gelatin silver print, printed in the 1920s, 16.1 × 11.2 cm, in excellent condition. LITERATURE Uwe Schögl, Hans-Peter Wipplinger (eds.), Moriz Nähr. Photographer of Viennese Modernism, cat. Leopold Museum Vienna, Cologne 2018, p. 138.

ANTON JOSEF TRCKA (1893–1940)
Nude study, Vienna 1925

Estimated Value: 7,000 - 9,000 Euro

Following his training with Karel Novák at the Grafische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt, Trčka worked at the studio of Hella Katz on Vienna's Stubenring in 1925, creating nude and dance studies, including this photograph. Since his studio was destroyed during the war, original prints by the artist are particularly rare.

Vintage gelatin silver print, on Agfa Brovira paper 17.8 x 12.8 cm, in very good condition. LITERATURE Monika Faber, Anton Josef Trčka. 1893-1940, Vienna 1999, p. 104 (same series).

ANTON GIULIO BRAGAGLIA (1890–1960)
'Lo Schiaffo' (The Slap), photodynamic, Rome 1912

 

Estimated Value: 24,000 - 28,000 Euro

In 1910, Anton Giulio and Arturo Bragaglia began to develop the futuristic 'Fotodinamismo' to capture sequences of movement in long exposures. The aim was to show the oscillations of the 'élan vital' as a dynamic flow, as it is invisible in perception. In 'The Slap' this concerns both the gesture of the lunger and the fall of the slapped. In the founding manifesto of Futurism in 1909, Marinetti had praised the slap - as a polemic-provocative attack on the 'thought-heavy immobility of traditional art'. Bragaglia's original print is a rare collector's item.

Vintage gelatin silver print, sepia-toned, mounted on the original board 34.5 x 31 cm, in excellent condition. Original wooden frame with museum glass 42 x 38.7 cm. Photographer's handwritten signature 'Bragaglia ROMA' in ink in the image at lower left, his pictorial name stamp in blue ink on the reverse of the print, his label 'Servizio Fotografico del teatro degli indipendenti, Via Avignonesi N. 8, Roma 104' on the reverse of the mount. PROVENANCE Acquired by the actual owner from estate of Luigi Freddi (1895–1977), founder of the 'Centro Sperimentale di cinematografia' and 'Cinecittà' in Rome, where Bragaglia worked. LITERATURE Anton Giulio Bragaglia, Fotodinamismo Futurista, Torino 1970, ill. 6; Giovanni Lista, Fotografia Futurista, Milan 2015, p. 22.

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)
Ahmedabad, India 1966

Estimated Value: 5,000 - 6,000 Euro

Cartier-Bresson's masterpiece depicts women spreading freshly dyed fabrics to dry in the sun in the state of Gujarat. The composition captivates with the contrast between the geometric swathes of fabric on the vast, picture-filling background and the perfectly captured movements of the hardworking women.

Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989, 50.7 x 60.5 cm, in very good condition. Magnum's 'In our Time' exhibition blind stamp in the lower margin, photographer's stamp on the reverse. LITERATURE William Manchester (ed.), In our Time. The world as seen by Magnum photographers, London 1989, p. 397.

MARC RIBOUD (1923–2016)
March against the Vietnam War, Washington D.C. 1967

Estimated Value: 4,000 - 4,800 Euro

The most famous photograph of the American 'anti war' demonstrations against the Vietnam War.

Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper 50.3 x 60 cm, in very good condition. Magnum's 'In our Time' exhibition blind stamp in the lower margin, photographer's Magnum copyright stamp on the reverse. LITERATURE William Manchester (ed.), In our Time. The world as seen by Magnum photographers, London 1989, p. 173.

ELFIE SEMOTAN (*1941–2026)
Helen Dubova presenting 'Silver shoes' by Serge Kirchhofer, Vienna 1969

Estimated Value: 2,800 - 3,000 Euro

Elfie Semotan's earliest advertising commissions were for Udo Proksch's eyewear range.

Vintage gelatin silver print on double-weight semi-matte paper, in good condition. Rare authentic large format print. Signed by the photographer in pencil on the reverse. PROVENANCE Estate of Udo Proksch, Vienna.

PETER BEARD (1938–2020)
Picasso at a bullfight in Fréjus, Côte d'Azur, France 1964

Estimated Value: 7,000 - 8,000 Euro

The famous photograph depicts Picasso from a low angle, partially obscured behind the richly embroidered jacket of a bullfighter. As a result, the image feels less like a traditional artist's portrait and more like a spontaneous, almost cinematic observation. Picasso appears attentive and focused, while the ornate details of the costume create a dramatic foreground.

Gelatin silver print with a ornamental overpainting, printed later, in very good condition. Framed in a black wooden frame with museum glass c. 68 x 52.5 cm. the beautiful overpaiting is in white paint. Signed, dated and annotated in black ink on the upper image 'Picasso at Fréjus 1964 (with Cordobes / Lucien Clergue + Jerome Hill) Peter Beard, Box 4191 Nbi.'. LITERATURE Peter Beard, Cologne 2013, p. 328 (variant).

RUDOLF SCHWARZKOGLER (1940–1969)
6th action, no. 62, Werdertorgasse, Vienna 1966

Estimated Value: 6,000 - 8,000 Euro

The action photography of Rudolf Schwarzkogler is one of the most important achievements of the neo-avant-garde of the 1960s. With these works, which the youngest representative of the Viennese Actionists developed in a period of only fifteen months, he is considered a pioneer of Performance or Body Art, as well as Conceptual Photography or Postmodern Staged Photography. The photograph from the sixth action is from the first set of enlargements, produced in Verona from the original negatives, edited by Francesco Conz, and is thus a special rarity.

Vintage gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973, in good condition. Artist's estate stamp 'Rudolf Schwarzkogler Nachlaß' and 'Archivio Conz' stamp, signed by Hermann Nitsch, Günter Brus and Edith Adam on the reverse. Very rare, large format vintage print. PHOTOGRAPHER Michael Epp (1939–1999). LITERATURE Eva Badura-Triska, Hubert Klocker (eds.), Rudolf Schwarzkogler: Leben und Werk, Klagenfurt 1992, S. 234, Nr. 62, LS (QF).

EDWARD WESTON (1886–1958)
'Schell (Nautilus)' 1927

Estimated Value: 2,000 - 2,400 Euro

In this study, created in 1927, Edward Weston isolates a nautilus shell against a deep black background, transforming the natural object into an almost abstract, sculptural form. Precise lighting accentuates the shell's graceful curves and velvety tonal range, whose shape simultaneously evokes organic, bodily, and erotic associations. As one of the key works marking his departure from Pictorialism, Nautilus exemplifies Weston's modern conception of direct, form-conscious photography.

Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s by Cole Weston on double-weight semi-matte paper, flush-mounted on original board 38 x 34 cm, in excellent condition. Signed by Cole Weston in pencil and 'Negative by Edward Weston (...)' stamp on the reverse of the board.

 

ERNST HAAS (1921–1986)
Torn Poster, 1961

Estimated Value: 7,000 - 8,000 Euro

This very object, in the installation of the legendary 1962 exhibition, can be viewed online at https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/3432

Vintage dye transfer print, flush-mounted on a composite wood panel, with original wooden subframe, prepared for Ernst Haas' historic solo exhibition at MoMA, New York, in 1962, the museum's first exhibition of colour photography. Signed and dated on the reverse.

VALIE EXPORT (1940-2026)
'Tapp- und Tastkino' (Tap and Touch Cinema), Germany, November 14, 1968

Estimated Value: 2,000 - 2,400 Euro

Following its premiere in Vienna three days earlier, the 'Tap and Touch Cinema' also took place in Munich at Stachus as part of the first European meeting of independent filmmakers.

Gelatin silver print, printed 2014, 44.7 x 65.5 cm, in perfect condition. PHOTOGRAPHER Hans Scheugl (*1940). Signed by the photographer and Peter Weibel (who called on passers-by to visit the cinema with a megaphone), also printing date in pencil on the reverse.

FRIEDERIKE PEZOLD (*1945)
'Schamwerk' from the series '3 Pieces of a Woman's Movement', Vienna 1974

Estimated Value: 3,200 - 3,600 Euro

'Schamwerk' forms part of the artist’s significant series 'The New Embodied Sign Language'. In the 1970s, Pezold used her own body as an artistic medium to challenge traditional representations of the female body and to explore themes such as identity, body awareness and self-determination. Alongside her performances and video works, she produced carefully conceived black-and-white photographs and vintage prints, which should be understood as works in their own right rather than merely as documentation of her performances. Original prints and video stills are now held in major international museums and collections, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Vintage gelatin silver print, mounted on the original paper support, 29.5 x 20.8 cm, in very good condition. Image outlined with pencil by the artist.

 

ŞAHIN KAYGUN (1951–1992)
Untitled, 1983

 

Estimated Value: 1,000 - 1,200 Euro

Şahin Kaygun was a pioneering Turkish photographer and graphic artist whose experimental practice played a decisive role in the development of contemporary photography in Turkey. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Kaygun developed an innovative visual language through interventions on photographic surfaces, including scratching, painting, and collage. He was the first artist in Turkey to present an exhibition devoted to colour Polaroid photography, and some of his Polaroid works entered the International Polaroid Collection.

Unique Polaroid T600 High Speed, 10.7 x 8.8 cm, over-painted by the artist, in excellent condition. Signed and dated in the lower margin as well as former Polaroid Coll. no. '83:1902:03' on the reverse.

PETER BEARD (1938–2020)
Untitled, 1987

 

Estimated Value: 10,000 - 12,000 Euro

Peter Beard worked with the Polaroid 20x24 camera through the Polaroid Corporation's Artists Support Program, creating a small but important series of large-format Polacolor photographs. Only a limited number of works from his 1985–1987 and early 1990s sessions entered the Polaroid Collection. His experimental multiple-exposure Polaroids combine portraiture, collage, and a fascination with time and memory, making these 20x24 inch works among the most sought-after large-format Polaroids.

Unique Polaroid Polacolor 20x24 inch, c. 81 x 56 cm, in excellent condition. Former Polaroid Coll. no. '87:2121:04' in pencil on the reverse. LITERATURE From Polaroid to Impossible, Masterpieces of Instant Photography - WestLicht Collection, Ostfildern 2011, p. 45.

NOBUYOSHI ARAKI (*1940)
Lady Gaga (Bondage), Japan 2009

Estimated Value: 3,000 - 3,400 Euro

In 2009, Nobuyoshi Araki photographed Lady Gaga in Tokyo for Vogue Hommes Japan. The bondage-inspired series became a notable collaboration. Lady Gaga described the experience as an honor, stating that she was the first American woman photographed by Araki and that he had captured her soul through his photography.

Unique SX-70 Polaroid, c. 10.8 x 8.8 cm, in excellent condition. Signed by the photographer in black ink in the lower margin. LITERATURE Vogue Hommes Japan, vol.3, 2009/10, p. 39; William Ewing et al., The Polaroid Project. At the Intersection of Art and Technology, London 2017, p. 70.

JAKOB LENA KNEBL (*1970)
'tools', Vienna 2009

 

Estimated Value: 2,000 - 2,400 Euro

In 'Tools', Jakob Lena Knebl stages themself as a ballerina who is at once humorous and defiant. A white tutu and a classical ballet pose are juxtaposed with heavy shoes, an exposed body, and a deliberately ungraceful stance. With wit, Knebl subverts conventional notions of beauty, gender, and bodily discipline, transforming costume and photography into tools of self-determined identity construction. The work served as the poster image for Tanzquartier Wien's OPEN UP Kommunikation / Tools campaign.

Archival pigment print on fine art paper, flush-mounted, 62 x 42 cm, in excellent condition. Original black wooden frame with acrylic glass. PHOTOGRAPER Heidi Harsieber (*1948). Signed, titled, dated and edition note '7+1', numbered '3/7' by the artist on the rear panel of the frame.

 

MARCEL BASCOULARD (1913–1978
Self-portrait, Asiéres-lès-Bourges, France 1944

Estimated Value: 4,800 - 5,200 Euro

Bascoulard, known as an illustrator, had been posing in front of the camera in women's clothing since the early 1940s; earlier photographs of him are extremely rare collector's items.

Vintage gelatin silver print on Lugda Lumière paper 6.2 x 8.8 cm, in very good condition. The authenticity of these extremely rare collector's items is confirmed by the author of the most encompassing monographs on the work of the photographer: Patrick Martinat, Bascoulard. Dessinateur virtuose, clochard magnifique, femme inventée, Les Cahiers Dessinés, Paris 2014.

ANJA MANFREDI (*1978)
'A gesture is exposed', photographic continuation with Nicole Haitzinger, Austria 2011

Estimated Value: 3,000 - 3,200 Euro

The series "A festure is exposed" comprises analogue films, photographs and objects, and explores the historical conditions of the medium of photography. The starting point is the 19th-century photographic posing apparatus, from which the performer in the film gradually breaks free through dance. By converting the analogue film frames into scans and transforming them into graphics, Manfredi explores the relationship between body, movement, space and time, whilst questioning both historical and contemporary possibilities for action within photography.

Gelatin silver print, in good condition. Framed in a white wooden frame 99 x 72 cm.

GELATIN (founded 1993)
'nellanutella', Venice, Italy 2001

 

Estimated Value: 1,400 - 1,600 Euro

In their interdisciplinary works, the Austrian artist group explores the relationship between body, space and audience. This particular Photograph is part of a series created during the group's stay in Venice on the occasion of the 49th Biennale and documents one of Gelatin's characteristic performances in public space.

Chromogenic print on Fuji Color paper, in very good condition. Credited by GELATIN, signed by Tobias Urban (member of the renowned artists' group, which also includes Florian Reither, Wolfgang Gantner and Ali Janka), titled, dated, and edition numbered "AP II/II AP, Auflage 8" on the reverse.

JOHN DIVOLA (*1949)
Untitled, 1986

Estimated Value: 2,600 - 3,000 Euro

John Divola’s practice explores the medium as both image and object. Through the construction of temporary studio environments, he used the monumental Polaroid format to investigate illusion, materiality, and the relationship between reality and representation. These experimental works hold an important place in the history of large-format instant photography and conceptual art.

Unique Polaroid Polacolor 20x24 inch, c. 75 x 56 cm, in excellent condition. Signed and dated with copyright note in black ink as well as former Polaroid Coll. no. "86:2014:10" in pencil on the reverse.

PAWEL JASZCZUK (*1978)
'Untitled' from the series '¥€$U$', 2018

 

Estimated Value: 1,200 - 1,400 Euro

In his series "¥€$U$", Polish photographer Paweł Jaszczuk sets out to explore representations of Jesus Christ in popular culture. A pocket knife in the shape of a cross, which he found by chance, inspired him to explore the phenomenon further. The resulting photo series depicts a world between spirituality and commercialism, featuring Mary-themed underwear, neon figures of saints and Jesus-shaped swimming rings.

Archival pigment print on fine art paper, flush-mounted on panel, 60 x 40 cm, , in excellent condition. Framed in original black wooden frame with glass, 65 x 45 cm. Signed, dedicated and edition numbered "1/6+2" by the artist on the reverse.