Los 4002

Ahrendts, Leopold
(1825-1870)Stadtschloß, Berlin

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Stadtschloß, Berlin. 1856/57. Gold-toned salted paper print with rounded corners. 22 x 16,3 cm. Mounted to original board (slightly time-stained in edges, a few foxing spots).

Leopold Ahrendts began his career as a painter and lithographer in Dessau, eventually transitioning to photography in the mid-19th century. His photographic oeuvre encompasses urban landscapes and architectural views of Berlin, captured with a keen eye for composition and detail. His noteworthy contributions to the field earned him participation in international photographic exhibitions and widespread recognition as an architectural photographer. – Minimal fading in lower edge, a few light spots in negative in lower left corner, otherwise with strong tones and in very good condition.

Lit.: Eberhard Mayer-Wegelin/Sigrid Schulze. Berlin als Residenzstadt. Photographien von Leopold Ahrendts 1854-1870. Munich 2018, ill. p. 76 (variant from other side).