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WERNER BISCHOF (1916–1954)
Photo Classics II 1947-54
A portfolio of 10 Gelatin silver prints, printed in 1971, dou-
ble-weight semi-matte paper, each mounted on cardboard, with
title page and original portfolio box, perfect condition
Photograph numbered on the cardboard, edition no. 50/100
(Photo-Graphic Editions Limited, London) T e portfolio
contains some of his most iconic images.
* Hungarian child hearing of the Red Cross relief 1947
* Indian dancer preparing for the Jasmin Festival, Bombay 1951
* T e Observatory in Jaipur, India 1951
* Famine in Bihar 1951
* Shinto priests in the Temple Garden, Meiji, Tokyo 1952
* Sleeping child on its mother’s back, Hongkong 1952
* Rice-f eld in the Delta of the Red River, Indochina 1952
* Women returning from market, Ba-ran, Indochina 1952
* Stepping-stones at the Heian Temple, Kyoto, Japan 1952
* Flute player near Cusco, Peru 1954

each c. 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7 inch)
€ 5.000 / € 8.000 – 10.000

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