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Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography

Saturday, 24 October 2026

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Lot 1391 Erna Lendvai-Dircksen. Sammlung von 10 …

Sammlung von 10 OPortraitphotographien. Vintages. Silbergelatineabzüge. Um 1924-1943. Format ca. 11,5 x 8,3 cm. Je auf Karton montiert.

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Photographie - Photographen – Zeigt hs. bezeichnete Portraits meist von Bauern aus Hiddensee, Schwalm, Waldeck, Schlesien, Bayern, Finkenwerder, Mecklenburg u. Ammerland. - Lendvai-Dircksen (1883-1962) studierte 1903 bis 1905 an der Kasseler Kunstakademie und später am Berliner Lette-Verein. Seit 1913 betrieb sie eine photographische Werkstatt in Hellerau bei Dresden. 1916 bis 1943 führte sie ein Porträtstudio in Berlin. Es entstanden unter anderem Porträts von Ricarda Huch, Käthe Kollwitz und Mary Wigman. Später veröffentlichte sie teils in Kooperation mit den Nationalsozialisten ihre Reihe "Das Deutsche Volksgesicht". - Trägerkartons tls. angestaubt u. knitterig, Photos tls. etw. ausgesilbert, sonst insg. wohlerhalten.

Photography – Collection of 10 portrait photographs. Vintages. Silver gelatine prints. Each mounted on cardboard. - Shows hand-inscribed portraits, mostly of farmers from Hiddensee, Schwalm, Waldeck, Silesia, Bavaria, Finkenwerder, Mecklenburg and Ammerland. - Lendvai-Dircksen (1883-1962) studied at the Kassel Academy of Fine Arts from 1903 to 1905 and later at the Lette Association in Berlin. From 1913, she ran a photographic workshop in Hellerau near Dresden. From 1916 to 1943, she ran a portrait studio in Berlin. Amongst others, she produced portraits of Ricarda Huch, Käthe Kollwitz and Mary Wigman. Later, she published her series 'Das Deutsche Volksgesicht' (The Face of the German People), partly in collaboration with the National Socialists. - Mounting boards partly dusty and creased, photographs partly slightly silvered, otherwise overall in good condition.

Startprice: 600 €
Estimate: 800 €

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