Ferdinand Schmutzer (1870 – 1928)
Portraits, Vienna, Austria-Hungary, 1899 - 1927
Edition box with 15 photographs
Limited editon of 45 copies
Linen portfolio box,
including 1 colophon and
15 silver gelatin prints from
the original glass negatives
(P.O.P.)
Print size 18 x 13 or 24 x 18 cm
depending on the negative size,
larger prints asterisked *
1. Physicist Albert Einstein, January 1921
2. Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, 1926
3. German emperor Wilhelm II., 1912
4. Emperor of Austria & King of Hungary, Karl I., 1917
5. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, 1914
6. Poet and author Arthur Schnitzler, 1912
7. Composer and conductor Richard Strauss, 1922 *
8. Cellist Pablo Casals, 1914 *
9. Composer and violinist Fritz Kreisler, c. 1915 *
10. Author Felix Salten, c. 1915 *
11. Viennese painter Rudolf von Alt, 1899 *
12. Chamber singer Leo Slezak, 1927 *
13. Sculptor Ferd. Schmutzer (the artist's father) *
14. Patron of the arts Karl Wittgenstein, 1908 *
15. Self portrait, c. 1918 *
Schmutzer was a descendant of a Viennese family of artists. He studied sculpture and fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna and soon started to use the technique of etching. A state travel scholarship (Rompreis) enabled him to spend two years in Holland (1894–96). Already during these years Schmutzer started capturing his impressions photographically. He used photographs as models for his portrait etchings. Schmutzer’s photographic portraits prove him to be a highly-talented photographer with great command of light and dark contrasts. His photographic œuvre remained undiscovered until 2001 when it was first exhibited at WestLicht.
Gelatin silver print selen toned, print date: 2001
Mounting, Framing Each print mounted in a passepartout of acidfree archival quality
Annotations
Estate stamp, image and edition number on the reverse of each print; certificate of authenticity enclosed
Literature
WestLicht (ed.), Ferdinand Schmutzer – Das Unbekannte Fotografische Werk, Vienna 2001; Regina Maria Anzenberger / Uwe Schögl (ed.), Ferdinand Schmutzer – Das Fotografische Werk 1894–1928, Munich 2008.
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