Werner Bischof (1916-1954) A Group Of 4 Scenes, From His Series "japan." - May 16, 2024 | Swann Auction Galleries In Ny
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WERNER BISCHOF (1916-1954) A group of 4 scenes, from his series "Japan."

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WERNER BISCHOF (1916-1954) A group of 4 scenes, from his series "Japan."
WERNER BISCHOF (1916-1954) A group of 4 scenes, from his series "Japan."
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WERNER BISCHOF (1916-1954)
A group of 4 scenes, from his series "Japan." Silver prints, the images measuring 8⅛x7⅞ inches (20.6x20 cm.) to 10¾x9⅜ inches (27.3x23.8 cm.), each with Bischof's credit stamp and publication notations in pencil and one with a label with a typed title, on verso. 1951

Provenance: Acquired in 1960 by the editor of the Bantam edition, New York

Bischof died tragically in a road accident in the Andes on May 16, 1954, where he was engaged in making a film. His photographs of Japan were posthumously published in a book entitled Japan, 1954 written by Robert Guillain, a French journalist, and later in a paperbound edition by Magnum and in a paperback edition by Bantam. It was the first-ever book of photography to be awarded the prestigious Prix Nadar in 1955.

Literature: Bischof Werner and Guillain, Robert, Japan (New York: Bantam, 1961)
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WERNER BISCHOF (1916-1954) A group of 4 scenes, from his series "Japan."

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