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Tuesday 23 April 2024, 03:00 PM • Milan

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Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden

(1856 - 1931)

Untitled (Young sicilian), 1900s/1910s

Estimate

€ 800 - 1.200

Sold

€ 903

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Albumen print
cm 22,8 x 16,5 | 9 x 6.5 in.
Photographer's credit stamp on the verso
The eccentric German baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, who had moved to Taormina, reveals in his photographs not only the taste for classicism but also a refined culture. His famous 'Caino' is, in fact, a homage to Hyppolite Flandrin's painting made in 1836 and exhibited in the Louvre.