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LOT 255740
Wilhelm Von Gloeden, Albumen print - Two 'Taormina' Photographers' Stamps Verso
1856-1931 A.D.
6 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. (5.2 grams, 15.6 x 11.7 cm).
Original albumen print of a toga-clad figure among architectural ruins; 'Giovane con toga nel cortile della Casa degli Archi' (IX 7,20) Pompei by Wilhelm von Gloeden; stamped to reverse W.von Gloeden Taormina, Sicilia (deposé)' and 'W.von Gloeden Tarmina (Sicilia) / Proprieta Artistica'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
Footnotes
Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden was known for photographic images of Italian youths posed as classical figures, often nude in a classical landscape or setting. At the outbreak of World War I he left Italy; Mussolini's fascists destroyed many of his images and glass negatives as obscene.
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LOT 255740
Wilhelm Von Gloeden, Albumen print - Two 'Taormina' Photographers' Stamps Verso
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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