Lot 122
  • 122

Heinrich Kühn

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Heinrich Kühn
  • HANS KÜHN
  • Gum-bichromate print
gum bichromate print, printing notations in pencil on the reverse, framed, the Buhl Collection label on the reverse, circa 1906

Provenance

Galerie Zur Stockeregg, Zurich, 1996

Exhibited

Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Full of Grace: A Journey Through the History of Childhood, January - March 2012

Literature

Monika Faber and Astrid Mahler, eds., Heinrich Kühn: The Perfect Photograph (Vienna: Albertina Museum, 2010), p. 142 (variant)

Condition

This early, slightly warm-toned print, on heavy textured matte-surface paper with cream highlights and brown tones, is in generally excellent condition. The markings on the reverse are 'L K' (L over K) and ' L 3.'
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