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RUDOLF KOPPITZ (Schreiberseifen 1884–1936 Perchtoldsdorf)Land und Leute, Wien (Country and People, Vienna), 1920-1925. 8 original photographs.Silver bromide gelatin prints (of which 1 on Agfa-Brovira, 1 on Grovira paper). Vintages, 1 print on different paper (probably printed later). Each mounted in mat.Various formats; images approx. 28 × 24.5... moreRUDOLF KOPPITZ
(Schreiberseifen 1884–1936 Perchtoldsdorf)Land und Leute, Wien (Country and People, Vienna), 1920-1925. 8 original photographs.Silver bromide gelatin prints (of which 1 on Agfa-Brovira, 1 on Grovira paper). Vintages, 1 print on different paper (probably printed later). Each mounted in mat.Various formats; images approx. 28 × 24.5 cm to 39.8 × 27.7 cm, sheets 29.5 × 26 cm to 40 × 30 cm.Signed 'Prof. R. Koppitz” on the mat. The verso with photographer's stamp with address 'Prof. Rudolf Koppitz, Photo-Werkstätte, Wien, V, Zeinlhoferg. 8'.Provenance:
- Estate of the artist.
- Viennese art market.
- Swiss collection.
A very interesting collection of pictures of the country and people of the Austrian avant-garde and pictorialist photography. Showing: mother with child; Forchtenstein Birgenland; peasant women reaping; landscape with trees; peasant women working the fields; two children at a lake; old woman in traditional costume; close-up of an old woman.
Partly slightly browned, occasionally with small retouchings or with some spotting. The mounts partly somewhat soiled and browned. Overall, however, exceptionally well preserved.
Location Switzerland, Zurich
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