Werner Bischof (1916 - 1954)

6 tirages argentiques d'époque contrecollés individuellement sur cartons originaux. Au verso des cartons, trois tirages signés au crayon, cinq signés à l'encre, trois titrés au crayon ou à l'encre: Travail d'élève; Travail d'élève à la Kunstgewerbeschule. Unterseite eines Blattes; Kiste mit Wellpape, deux numérotés 9/12 à l'encre, quatre datés, un tirage avec une étiquette de la 'Gewerbeschule der Stadt Zürich Fachklasse für Photographie' signée, datée, titrée et avec des détails techniques sur le tirage.

Collection particulière européenne

The prints in generally very good condition. Thay all have a glossy surface. On the reverse they are all fixed to the original card along the left and right edges, this becomes visible on the verso mainly in raking light. One print with a very soft superficial diagonal scratch (approx. 10cm) from the upper right corner to the centre of the image. One print with a tiny spot (approx. 1mm x 2mm) of emulsion loss in the lower left corner. The original cards with light traces of use and surface dust.
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