Galerie Bassenge: 19th to 21st Century Photography: Lot 4015
Berlin (Carl Günther): Pariser Platz, Berlin, 16 June 1871
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Berlin (Carl Günther): Pariser Platz, Berlin, 16 June 1871
Photographer: Carl Günther. Pariser Platz in Berlin am 16. Juni 1871". Victorious German troops marching into Berlin after Franco-Prussian War and festivities celebrating German victory. 1871. Albumen print. 17 x 22,2 cm. Mounted to board (slight traces of use), title and date as well as photographer's and distributor's name printed below the image on the mount.
This image was taken from the Liebermann Palais located in the northwest corner of Pariser Platz. The writer Theodore Fontane was among the spectators and he later wrote a poem about this event. Another print of this rare "snapshot" is in the Stenger Collection and was shown in the historic part of the famous exhibition "Film und Foto", Stuttgart 1929. - A few spots in upper left corner, otherwise in very good condition with strong contrasts.
Lit.: Ute Eskildsen. Film und Foto der 20er Jahre. Cologne 1979, ill. p. 75.
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