Lot No. 3


Wilhelm Hammerschmidt


Wilhelm Hammerschmidt - Art Photography

(active ca. 1860) 4 pictures of Egypt, ca. 1860, vintage prints, albumen, all signed in the negative, and numbered N33, N35, N77 and N124, 21 x 27 to 24 x 41,8 cm, on original card, the latter with typographic title, some cards with traces of wear, (49), (EK)

Bulak, Cairo Suburb, Great Pyramid, Shepheard Hotel, Tree of Our Lady

A professional photographer from Berlin, Hammerschmidt settled in Cairo around 1860. In 1861, he is known to have put on show 10 views of Egypt and Cairo at an exhibition of the Société Francaise de Photographie, becoming a member in March 1862.

Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421

eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at

03.06.2014 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 1,375.-
Estimate:
EUR 900.- to EUR 1,300.-

Wilhelm Hammerschmidt


(active ca. 1860) 4 pictures of Egypt, ca. 1860, vintage prints, albumen, all signed in the negative, and numbered N33, N35, N77 and N124, 21 x 27 to 24 x 41,8 cm, on original card, the latter with typographic title, some cards with traces of wear, (49), (EK)

Bulak, Cairo Suburb, Great Pyramid, Shepheard Hotel, Tree of Our Lady

A professional photographer from Berlin, Hammerschmidt settled in Cairo around 1860. In 1861, he is known to have put on show 10 views of Egypt and Cairo at an exhibition of the Société Francaise de Photographie, becoming a member in March 1862.

Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421

eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Art Photography
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 03.06.2014 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 27.05. - 03.06.2014


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