AN ORIGINAL SIGNED SIENNA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH BY THE GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER FRITZ THUDICHUM.

Thudichum, Fritz (b. January 20, 1899).

Published by Tutzing, Germany, 1920., 1920

About this Item

- sc A beautifully composed 6-1/2 inch high by 4-3/4 inch wide sienna-toned silver print portrait of a young woman and her mother or older sister standing at left in three-quarter profile. The older woman is dressed in a black dress with black frill and a high collar hinting at white frill. A black frill-decorated bonnet adorns her head. At her side, centered in the image, is a younger blond haired woman attired in an attractive white blouse and black skirt. Branches of trees are glimpsed in the background at left and a vase of flowers is perched on a mantel at right. Identified as Marina C. Risse and Lia Risse of Garatshay=usen, Germany and dated 1920 in pencil on the verso, the women hint at familial affection. Mounted by the photographer on a 13-1/2 inch high by 10 inch wide cream mat with the photographer's studio "Fritz Thudicum / Bildmassige Photographie / Tutzing a. Starnberger-See" stamped on the verso of the mat. The photographer's name is additionally blindstamped at bottom left of the image and the photographer has also boldly signed his name "F. Thudichum" in pencil on the mat under the portrait at right. The mat is slightly foxed and the edges of the mat are browned. The photograph is in fine condition. German photographer Fritz Thudichum's photographs illustrate the book "Munchen: die Stadt als Kunstwerk" by Thudichum and Heinrich Kreisel (Munich 1958). Seller Inventory # 29897

Bibliographic Details

Title: AN ORIGINAL SIGNED SIENNA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH ...

Publisher: Tutzing, Germany, 1920.

Publication Date: 1920

Condition: Very good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)