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Gertrude Fehr Vintage Photo Gravure, circa 1940

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Vintage photo gravure by the photographer Gertrude Fehr, circa 1940. Wood frame with passe-partout and high quality museum's glass. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Paper Wood Museum's glass Dimensions Frame: D 4 cm x W 29.9 cm x H 38.7 cm About the artist: Gertrude Fehr was a German photographer. She was born in Mainz on Tuesday, March 5, 1895, and died in 1996 at the age of 101. [She was one of the earliest professional female photographers. In 1918, after an apprenticeship in the Munich studio of Eduard Wasow, Fehr opened her own studio, employing six people. In 1933, she was forced to flee Germany due to the political climate at the time. She fled with her future Swiss husband Jules Fehr. They fled to Paris and in 1934 the two of them opened the Publiphot school. In the end of the 1930s she and her husband moved to Switzerland. Where they opened a photography school in Lausanne. She proposed color photography in 1950. She died in 1996.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.24 in (38.7 cm)Width: 11.78 in (29.9 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1940
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Barcelona, ES
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: GF.VINTAGEFOTOGRAVURE.1A.AR.RL.000861stDibs: LU1427231266302
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