AMERICAN PHOTO STUDIO F - Lot 118

Lot n° 118
Go to lot
Estimation :
15000 - 18000 EUR
Result without fees
Result : 15 000EUR
AMERICAN PHOTO STUDIO F - Lot 118
AMERICAN PHOTO STUDIO F Franz Kafka on the day of his Bar mitzvah Prague, 13 June 1896 Vintage gelatin silver print, studio name embossed on original mount. 45x36 mm Newfound tiny carte de visite portrait of Young Kafka. Pavel Scheufler, Prazske Fotograficke Ateliery 1839-1918 doesn't mention more than the address of American Photo Studio : Vaclavske Namesti, 15, Prague. From the collection of Censor, autor of the Rapporto veridico sulle ultime opportunita di salvare il capitalismo in Italia. Milano, agosto 1975. Un portrait d'enfant parmi la multitude "Bar mitzvah: June 13 1896 invitation from Hermann Kafka and wife, sent to friends announcing his son's Bar mitzvah. An important life cycle event for a young Jewish boy. When he reaches his thirteenth birthday, Kafka had his bar mizvah, which he later remembered as dull and meaningless" (Daniel Hornek Website, Franz Kafka Biography)
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue