Panorama einer Vergangenheit: Die ersten dreibig Jahre 1840-1870. Photographie I
Hamburg, Germany: Print Verlag fur Kunst, 1982. 1st Edition.
A curated photographic survey of the earliest decades of the medium, presenting images from 1840 to 1870 alongside interpretive context. The work emphasizes the formative period of photography, where technical experimentation and visual language were still emerging.
The inclusion of an original print by Lebeck—one of Germany’s notable 20th-century photojournalists—creates a dialogue between early photographic history and modern photographic interpretation.
CONDITION: Elephant folio portfolio format, issued in publisher’s cloth-covered folder with mounted photographic illustration to front. Includes a laid-in original photographic print by Robert Lebeck. Portfolio structure sound. Cloth shows mild rubbing at extremities with a one-inch bump along the rear joint. Contents clean and well-preserved. Original print present and in excellent condition.Text in German.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —
Combines historical photographic study with a limited-edition print component, reflecting late 20th-century interest in both the origins of photography and the collectible print portfolio format.
The work situates early photographic practice within a broader art-historical framework while linking it to contemporary photographic authorship.
Subjects: early photography 1840–1870, photographic history, Robert Lebeck, German photography, photographic processes, visual culture, photography, art book, limited edition, portfolio.
Item #000330
ISBN: 3923351003
Price: $35.00
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