anamorfose update september 2012

Vintage Photography September 2012

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Cover: Unknown photographer, 3 photos of a hand, +/- 1930 Back cover: unknown photographers, Raymond Duncan, 1914 - 1940

Raymond Duncan

Africana

Portrait

Palomar Observatory Sky Survey

Adolphe L. Neyt

Pictorialism

Nikolaï Kossikoff

Catalogue

Raymond Duncan Raymond Duncan (1874-1966) was an American dancer, artist, poet, craftsman, and philosopher. Born in San Francisco. In 1891, at the age of 17, he developed a theory of movement which he called kinematics, "a remarkable synthesis of the movements of labor and of daily life." He believed that the value of labor was the development of the worker, not production or earnings. In 1898 he and his mother left America and worked for a time in London, Berlin, Athens, and Paris. Duncan's theory of movement led him to work particularly closely with his sister Isadora, a noted dancer. In 1909 Raymond and Penelope returned to the United States for a series of performances of classical Greek plays. The couple also gave lectures and classes on folk music, weaving, dancing, and Greek music. They then spent several months in the Pacific Northwest with the Klamath Indians. In 1911 Duncan and Penelope returned to Paris and founded a school, the Akademia Raymond Duncan, at 31 Rue de Seine, which offered free courses in their specialty areas of dance, arts, and crafts; they later opened a similar school in London. Both schools were based on the idea of the Platonic Academy and both were "an open house for every new effort in theater, literature, music and art." In addition to his artistic and creative pursuits, Duncan found time to write poetry and plays, as well as books, newspapers, and editorials expounding his philosophy of "actionalism." At the age of 73, he proposed creating the city of "New Paris York" at latitude 45N, longitude 36W (in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean) as a symbol of cooperation and inter-cultural communication. (Source: Raymond Duncan Collection, An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University) Archive about Raymond Duncan: 4 vintage silver prints (+/- 18 X 24 cm) 1 four page publication “Exangelos et New-Paris-York” made and printed by Raymond Duncan Booklet “Les moyens de grève” written and printed by Raymond Duncan

Africana Set of 27 rare photos of colonial Congo around 1910. The region is Kimpangu and Nsangi. Most of the photos have French handwriten comments in pencil on the back.

Portrait

Jaroslav Kronus, Last portrait of Josef Sudek, 04/09/1976

Unknown photographer, Violet Maye, 10/10/1922

Alban, Fashion photo, 29/07/1938

National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey The National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (NGS-POSS) is a major photographic survey of the night sky that was completed at Palomar Observatory in 1958. The photographs were taken with the 48-inch Samuel Oschin telescope at Palomar Observatory, and the Survey was funded by a grant from the National Geographic Society to the California Institute of Technology. Among the primary minds behind the project were Edwin Hubble, Milton L. Humason, Walter Baade, Ira Sprague Bowen and Rudolph Minkowski. The first plate was exposed on November 11, 1949. 99% of the plates were taken by June 20, 1956, but the final 1% was not completed until December 10, 1958. The Survey utilized 14-inch square photographic plates, covering about 6° of sky per side (approximately 36 square degrees per plate). Each region of the sky was photographed twice, once using a red sensitive Kodak 103a-E plate, and once with a blue sensitive Kodak 103a-O plate. This allowed the color of celestial objects to be recorded. The Survey was originally meant to cover the sky from the north celestial pole to -24° declination. This figure specifies the position of the plate center, hence the actual coverage under the original plan would have been to approximately -27°. It was expected that 879 plate pairs would be required. However the Survey was ultimately extended to -30° plate centers, giving irregular coverage to as far south as -34° declination, and utilizing 936 total plate pairs. The limiting magnitude of the survey varied depending on the region of the sky, but is commonly quoted as 22nd magnitude on average. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Digitally inverted photo of the original paper negative. Only by way of example)

Adolphe L. Neyt, Belgian amateur photographer Born in Gent 13 April 1830, Neyt developed a reputation as an enthusiastic amateur of scientific photography, concentrating on astronomical and microscopical sub-jects. His ability to enlarge these images while retaining the clarity of the original was much admired. Most of Neyt's extant photographs were made in the 1860s, when he also joined both the Société française de photographie (1864-1885) and the Association belge de photographie. In 1869, a dozen of his photographs of the moon were presented to the Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences. Neyt perfected a method of making images through a telescope attached to a clockwork, enlarging them to a size of 25 centimeters in diameter with a camera obscura. Some, or perhaps all, of these lunar images were exhibited at the 1873 International Exhibition in Vienna. After a period of inactivity he was noticed again in the 1880s with marine images. Neyt died in Oostende 21 September 1892. Kelley Wilder

Pictorialism

Maurice Ummels, Céline, Bromoil, 1915

Jules Lejeune, On the field (Set of 3 prints of the same subject: 1 large paper negative and 2 pigment (gum) prints), 1920

Jules Lejeune, La Cabane (Set of two large prints of the same subject: 1 large paper negative and 1 pigment (gum)print), 1920

Marcel Vanderkindere, Streetscene in Brussels, +/- 1910.

Nikolaï Kossikoff, The port of Ghent Nikolaï Kossikoff came to Belgium as a Russian immigrant after the Russian Revolution. Photography wasn't his primary profession but with his skills in mechanics and engineering he rapidly acquired the art of photography. Those are the facts. But reading the biography by his own hand (it is conserved in the Fotomuseum of Antwerp) the story is a little different and his interest in photography came from his father who was an amateur photographer. His father hunted geese and images and Nikolaï did the same. Kossikoff was born in 1898 in Kharkoff, White Russia, he escaped to North Africa after the Russian Revolution and later to Paris. He used to belong to the rich Russian aristocracy but due to his flight he had to interrupt his studies in engineering in order to survive on heavy manual labour. During his stay in Paris Nikolaï Kossikoff came into contact with the avant-garde art movement of the Twenties. In 1923 he arrived in Ghent where he first worked as an artist painter in the restauration works of churches. Only in 1935 he took back up his old hobby of photography, now in order to survive. Being self-educated he developed his own technique and style. From 1935 until the Second World War he worked on the documentary of the port. During the war he was forced to go into hiding. After the war he started up a portrait studio where he tried to make spontaneous portraits full of character. His portrait photography was quite successful. He stopped with photography in 1954 and died in 1975 in Ghent.

Vernacular or the work of unknown photographers

Unknown photographer, Liberation of Paris, 1944

Unknown photographer, 2 photos of Italian farmers, +/- 1910

Unknown photographer, Steel construction, +/- 1950

Unknown photographer, portraits, +/- 1930

Catalogue

Adolphe NeytFishing boat leaving Oostende, (id 4895,0) 1880, BelgiumAlbumen print, Very Good20,5 (37) X 15,2 (33) cm250,0 EuroAdolphe L. Neyt (Gent, 1830 - Oostende, 1892)

Adolphe NeytFishing boat leaving Oostende #2, (id 4896,0) 1880, BelgiumCarbon transfer print, Very Good20 (37) X 15,5 (33,2) cm250,0 EuroAdolphe L. Neyt (Gent, 1830 - Oostende, 1892)

Adolphe NeytFishing boat leaving Oostende #3, (id 4897,0) 1880, BelgiumCarbon transfer print, Very Good15,5 (31,7) X 20,2 (36,4) cm250,0 EuroAdolphe L. Neyt (Gent, 1830 - Oostende, 1892)

AlbanFashion photo, (id 4928,0) 29/07/1938, BelgiumVintage silver print, Very Good29,8 X 24 cm850,0 EuroAram Alban was born on July 30, 1883 in Constantinople, Turkey. His parents were Armenian, but Alban was raised and educated in Constantinople and Cairo. From about 1922to 1933, he maintained studios in Brussels and Cairo. About1925, Alban moved to Paris. The studio focused on fashion,portraits and publicity, but also made modernist nudes. Alban exhibited at the XXVe Salon International D'Art Photographique de Paris 1930, Societe Francaise de Photographie and at the 1932 Bruxelles' Internationale de laPhotographie. He had several of his photographs published in the art photography magazines of the period, including the influential Photographie magazine and Paris-Magazine. He died in Cairo on March 4, 1961.

AntonyKursaal Oostende, (id 4892,0) 16/08/1923, BelgiumVintage silver print, Very Good23,5 X 29,7 cm300,0 Euro

Arturo FaccioliCaffa, Le antiche Colonie Genovesi di Crimea, (id 4899,0) +/- 1910, ItalyVintage silver print, Very Good18 X 24 cm250,0 EuroSet of 6 photos of Caffa.Various sizes.

Daniel V. DarnallPhotographers, (id 4872,0) +/- 1940, United StatesVintage silver print, Excellent24 (35,5) X 19,2 (28) cm350,0 Euro

Hylton WarnerGlass works, (id 4923,0) +/- 1950, UKVintage silver print, Very Good24,2 X 19,4 cm80,0 Euro

J. Tommay (?)Rome, (id 4871,0) 1937, MonacoGevalux, Very Good23,3 X 29,3 cm850,0 EuroTraces of a former mounting on the back of the photo.

Jaroslav KronusLast portrait of Josef Sudek, (id 4927,0) 04/09/1976, Czech RepublicVintage silver print, Excellent23,5 X 17 cm250,0 Euro

Jules LejeuneLa cabane (2 prints), (id 4839,0) +/- 1920, BelgiumVintage silver print + pigment print, Very Good25 X 37 cm1200,0 EuroSet of two large prints of the same subject: 1 large paper negative and 1 pigment (gum)print.

Jules LejeuneOn the field (3 large prints), (id 4831,0) +/- 1920, BelgiumVintage silver print + 2 pigment prints, Very Good28,4 X 38,4 cm1850,0 EuroSet of 3 prints of the same subject: 1 large paper negative and 2 prigment (gum) prints

Marcel VanderkindereStreetscene in Brussels, (id 4873,0) +/- 1910, BelgiumVintage silver print, Very Good21,8 (24)27,8 (29,8) X cm250,0 Euro

Maurice UmmelsCeline, (id 4819,0) 1915, BelgiumBromoil, Excellent27 X 13 cm1500,0 Euro

Mestre Gomes3 horas da madrugada, (id 4924,0) +/- 1950, SpainVintage silver print, Very Good23,7 (29,8) X 17,8 (23,9) cm80,0 Euro

Mount Palomar ObservatoryPalomar Observatory Sky Survey #10, (id 4933,0) 1954, United StatesVintage silver print (negative print), Excellent22,5 (30,2) X 22,2 (24) cm200,0 Euro





Nikolai KossikoffDétail du transfo barquement (1512), (id 4888,0) +/- 1930, BelgiumVintage silver print, Very Good17,4 X 13,3 cm300,0 Euro

Nikolai KossikoffLa charge déscend sur le bateau (563), (id 4889,0) +/- 1930, BelgiumVintage silver print, Very Good17,4 X 23,5 cm300,0 Euro

Nikolai KossikoffPort of Ghent (1008), (id 4886,0) +/-1930, BelgiumVintage silver print, Very Good17 X 23 cm300,0 Euro

Nikolai KossikoffSenneville (1051), (id 4887,0) +/- 1930, BelgiumVintage silver print, Very Good16,5 X 22,7 cm300,0 Euro

Unknown photographer2 photos of Italian farmers, (id 4906,0) +/- 1910, ItalyVintage silver print, Very Good16,7 X 22,2 cm650,0 Euro

Unknown photographer3 photos of a hand, (id 4926,0) +/-1930, No country indicatedVintage silver print, Excellent15,3 (17,9) X 10,7 (11) cm650,0 Euro3 different photos of a hand.

Unknown photographer3 photos of the Catholic church, (id 4898,0) +/- 1920, ItalyVintage silver print, Good17,5 X 23,5 cm50,0 EuroVarious sizes

Unknown photographerBirdseye boat, (id 4916,0) +/- 1930, FranceVintage silver print, Very Good6 X 10,5 cm35,0 EuroTraces on th back of a former mounting. No effect on the image quality.

Unknown photographerBurning light, (id 4915,0) +/- 1930, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent8 X 5,5 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerCarnaval Nice, (id 4913,0) 02/1931, FranceVintage silver print, Very Good5,6 X 8 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerDiver, (id 4907,0) +/- 1930, GermanyVintage silver print, Excellent5,4 X 5,2 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerDouble portrait, (id 4917,0) +/- 1930, FranceVintage silver print, Very Good8 X 5,5 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerDramatic photo of a French soldier, (id 4902,0) 1944, FranceVintage silver print, Poor23,5 X 17,6 cm75,0 EuroCorner wear

Unknown photographerFirework, (id 4908,0) +/-1930, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent5,3 X 5,4 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerI can feel the camera, (id 4918,0) +/- 1930, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent7,9 X 5,4 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerKu’Dam at night, (id 4909,0) +/-1950, GermanyVintage silver print, Excellent6,5 X 9,5 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerLa Résistence at the liberation of Paris, (id 4904,0) 1944, FranceVintage silver print, Good23,4 X 17,6 cm150,0 EuroThumbtack marks in the 4 corners.

Unknown photographerLiberation of Moscou (wire photo), (id 4903,0) 1944, FranceVintage silver print, Good17,7 X 23,8 cm150,0 EuroThumbtack marks in the 4 corners.Stamp on the back of the French Ministère de l’Information,Section Photographie.

Unknown photographerLiberation of Paris, (id 4901,0) 1944, FranceVintage silver print, Good24,2 X 18,2 cm150,0 EuroCorner wearStamp on the back of the French Ministère de l’Information,Section Photographie.

Unknown photographerMy plane, (id 4920,0) +/- 1930, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent10,3 X 5,9 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerPreparing the Liberation Day in France, (id 4905,0) 1944, FranceVintage silver print, Good23,5 X 17,5 cm150,0 EuroThumbtack marks in the 4 corners.Stamp on the back of the French Ministère de l’Information,Section Photographie.

Unknown photographerPuppet couple, (id 4911,0) +/- 1930, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent8 X 5,4 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerRailway carriages, (id 4912,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent5,3 X 8 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerRaymond Duncan, (id 4925,0) 1914 - 1944, France - United StatesVintage silver print, Very Good18 X 24 cm950,0 EuroArchive about Raymond Duncan:4 vintage silver prints (+/- 18 X 24 cm)1 four page publication “Exangelos et New-Paris-York” madeand printed by Raymond DuncanBooklet “Les moyens de grève” written and printed by Raymond Duncan

Raymond Duncan (1874-1966) was an American dancer, artist, poet, craftsman, and philosopher. Born in San Francisco. In 1891, at the age of 17, he developed a theoryof movement which he called kinematics, "a remarkable synthesis of the movements of labor and of daily life." He believed that the value of labor was the development of theworker, not production or earnings.

In 1898 he and his mother left America and worked for a time in London, Berlin, Athens, and Paris. Duncan's theory of

Unknown photographerSet of 27 photos of Colonial Congo, (id 4875,0) +/- 1910, CongoVintage silver print, Excellent18 X 24 cm1250,0 EuroSet of 27 rare photos of colonial Congo about 1910. The region is Kimpngu and Nsangi.Most of the photos have French handwriten comments in pencil on the back.

Unknown photographerSet of 29 photos of the Italian Navy, (id 4900,0) +/- 1950, ItalyVintage silver print, Good18 X 24 cm80,0 EuroVarious sizes and conditions.

Unknown photographerSous bois in the mist, (id 4874,0) +/- 1910, No country indicatedPlatinum print, Excellent15,8 X 13 cm375,0 Euro

Unknown photographerSteel construction #1, (id 4919,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent5,3 X 7,8 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerSteel construction #2, (id 4914,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Very Good8,1 X 5,3 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerSteel construction #3, (id 4910,0) +/- 1950, FranceVintage silver print, Excellent8 X 5,5 cm35,0 Euro

Unknown photographerViolet Maye, (id 4929,0) 10/10/1922, UKVintage silver print with pencil and gouache, Excellent30,7 X 17,9 cm370,0 Euro

Unknown photographerWood bracken, (id 4921,0) +/- 1910, UKCarbon transfer print, Excellent14,8 X 18,1 cm375,0 Euro

Unknown photographerWood in mist, (id 4922,0) +/- 1910, UKPlatinum print, Excellent16,3 X 12 cm375,0 Euro

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anamorfose update september 2012

Documents

raymond duncan collection

raymond duncan booklet

akademia raymond duncan

raymond duncan africana

night sky

city of new paris york

greek music

major photographic survey