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(WORLD WAR II)

ZDENEK

PIVECKA

(1918-2003)

A diverse portfolio,“Ohne Titel,” with 30 (of

30) photographs, with a wide range of subject

matter, including dramatic images depicting

destruction in the aftermath of WWII,

portraits, modern commercial work, still lifes,

and landscapes with a delicate touch. Silver

prints, 11

1

/

2

x9 inches (29.2x22.9 cm.), and

slightly smaller, with Pivecka’s hand stamp on

mount verso. Folio-sized paper-covered and

cloth backed folding case, slightly worn. Circa

1945-49

[2,000/3,000]

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(PAPER SAMPLE BOOK.)

A pair of Neobrom Company Photographic Paper Sample books,

each with original photographs, printed to highlight the varying qualities and characteristics of the

paper stock, ranging from matte, to glossy, to toned. One with 5 photographs tipped in, each the

same image of a woman in an elaborate dress and head dress; and the second with 16 photographs

bound in, with subjects ranging from landscapes, to still lifes, children, and portraits; each photograph

with a printed caption identifying the paper. Small 8vos, one tall and one oblong, red printed stiff

boards with the Czech company logo.

Neobrom Company, [Nd, circa 1940s]

[400/600]

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