Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Two Photograph Binders – "Types in Jerusalem" / Views from Palestine – Arthur Bauer – Jerusalem, 1930s
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Two photograph binders published by the "Photo Barak" studio, photographer Arthur Bauer:
1. "Types in Jerusalem, 12 real photos of characters in Jerusalem". Published by "Divan", Book and Art Shop, copyright by "Barak". Jerusalem, [ca. late 1930s].
12 photographs of Jerusalemite figures by photographer Arthur Bauer. The photographs are mounted to heavy paper mounts, each with a "Photo Barak" paper label, and placed in a matching paper binder. Hebrew and English table of contents, listing photograph subjects: Persian Jew, Yemenite Jew, Sephardic children, Jew from Buchara at the wailing wall, Persian Jewess, Jewish girl from Kurdistan, Beduin girl, Arab woman, Arab minstrel, fellah, Greek priest, Yemenite Jew.
Photographs: 8X7.5 to 10X7.5 cm. Mounts: 21X28 cm. Good condition. Creases and some tears to table of contents. Binder in fair-good condition. Tears and creases, mainly to edges.
2. [12 Photographs from Palestine], Jerusalem: "Photo Barak", [ca. late 1930s].
12 photographs of sites and views in Palestine by photographer Arthur Bauer. The photographs are mounted to heavy paper mounts and placed in a matching paper binder. The mounts are marked (some by paper label and some by stamp) "Photo Barak". Hebrew and English table of contents, on photographic paper, listing photograph subjects: Haifa, view from mt. Carmel; Emek Yesreel; Nathania, the beach; Tel Aviv, view from Jaffa; Tel Aviv, the great synagogue; Beer Tuvia; the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv-road; Jerusalem, the amphitheater; Jerusalem, view from Mt. Scopus; Jerusalem, the Jewish Agency; the Dead Sea; the Arnon River.
Photographs: 9X11.5 on average. Plates: 29X21 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Binder in good-fair condition. Tears and creases, mainly to edges. Inner hinge reinforced with strip of fabric. Additional photograph, with open tears, mounted on front cover.
Arthur Bauer (1903-1968?) was born in Salzburg. A pianist, conductor and watchmaker by profession. Immigrated to Palestine in 1933. After a period, he took up photography and established a photo studio named "Photo Barak", publishing a number of photo series depicting the views and inhabitants of Palestine. His photographs were characterized by straightforwardness and strong contrast. Bauer a pioneer of color photo development in Palestine.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. "Types in Jerusalem, 12 real photos of characters in Jerusalem". Published by "Divan", Book and Art Shop, copyright by "Barak". Jerusalem, [ca. late 1930s].
12 photographs of Jerusalemite figures by photographer Arthur Bauer. The photographs are mounted to heavy paper mounts, each with a "Photo Barak" paper label, and placed in a matching paper binder. Hebrew and English table of contents, listing photograph subjects: Persian Jew, Yemenite Jew, Sephardic children, Jew from Buchara at the wailing wall, Persian Jewess, Jewish girl from Kurdistan, Beduin girl, Arab woman, Arab minstrel, fellah, Greek priest, Yemenite Jew.
Photographs: 8X7.5 to 10X7.5 cm. Mounts: 21X28 cm. Good condition. Creases and some tears to table of contents. Binder in fair-good condition. Tears and creases, mainly to edges.
2. [12 Photographs from Palestine], Jerusalem: "Photo Barak", [ca. late 1930s].
12 photographs of sites and views in Palestine by photographer Arthur Bauer. The photographs are mounted to heavy paper mounts and placed in a matching paper binder. The mounts are marked (some by paper label and some by stamp) "Photo Barak". Hebrew and English table of contents, on photographic paper, listing photograph subjects: Haifa, view from mt. Carmel; Emek Yesreel; Nathania, the beach; Tel Aviv, view from Jaffa; Tel Aviv, the great synagogue; Beer Tuvia; the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv-road; Jerusalem, the amphitheater; Jerusalem, view from Mt. Scopus; Jerusalem, the Jewish Agency; the Dead Sea; the Arnon River.
Photographs: 9X11.5 on average. Plates: 29X21 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Binder in good-fair condition. Tears and creases, mainly to edges. Inner hinge reinforced with strip of fabric. Additional photograph, with open tears, mounted on front cover.
Arthur Bauer (1903-1968?) was born in Salzburg. A pianist, conductor and watchmaker by profession. Immigrated to Palestine in 1933. After a period, he took up photography and established a photo studio named "Photo Barak", publishing a number of photo series depicting the views and inhabitants of Palestine. His photographs were characterized by straightforwardness and strong contrast. Bauer a pioneer of color photo development in Palestine.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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