Selenium toned gelatin silver print on silver bromide paper, laid on cardboard
Germany, 1979 (later print from 1984)
Peter Gasser (born 1947) - Swiss photographer
Signed in pencil ‘P. Gasser’ and numbered ‘I/X’
Artist’s address stamp on the reverse of the cardboard, there titled by hand ‘Alte Indianerfrau / Taos Pueblo / New Mexico’ and dated ‘1979/1984’
Dimensions: 45 x 36 cm
Matted under glass in a black wooden frame: 78 x 58 cm
Very good condition
Provenance (according to previous owner): Kaspar Fleischmann, Gallery Stockeregg Zurich, Christie's Charity Auction of Contemporary Photography on 11/11/2011
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Condition:

The photograph is in very good condition, showing only the lightest traces of usage to the frame. The dimensions are 45 x 36 cm, while the frame measures 78 x 58 cm.

Peter Gasser (born 1947)

Peter Gasser worked as a bricklayer and foreman, before he trained himself as a photographer. Gasser also maintained close contact with Ansel Adams. He became known primarily for his illustrated books such as ‘Venezia’. Works by Gasser are in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Centre Georges Pompidou, and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, amongst others.

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