Tag Archives: Vienna

the perfect bid

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. This post is courtesy of Sonja Pushchak. It involves a bid in an Austrian auction reported in a British society’s newsletter (Tailboard). The post title is a riff on the movie, “The  Perfect Storm” were the forces of mother nature … Continue reading →

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reproduction of a famous camera and lens

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. The evening of February 17th, 2016, I visited the Ryerson University Library along with a number of other PHSC members. A milestone was the display by the late Willi Nassau of a reproduction of the famous Voigtlander brass daguerreotype … Continue reading →

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a name that pre-dates photography

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Voigtlander was an optical house in Vienna before the invention of any photographic process. While in Vienna, the Voigtlander firm manufactured the famous Petzval portrait lens designed c1840. Nearly a century later, this June, 1933 advertisement appeared in the … Continue reading →

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the faraway hills

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The OstLicht Gallery sends us this message via email. “We would like to draw your attention once again to the 24th OstLicht Photo Auction, which will take place on 19 November 2021 at 5 pm at the OstLicht Gallery. … Continue reading →

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having a heat wave

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Sometimes at our fairs, shows and auctions, you see a plate or roll film camera made of varnished wood and may think the leather or leatherette material had been removed. Well, that may not be the case. Cameras for … Continue reading →

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that’s how the light gets in – II

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. When the Daguerreotype process was announced in January 1839, it was so slow that only still life and landscape views could be recorded. The news of the process speed resulted in a two direction thrust: chemically, to enhance the … Continue reading →

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Photographs auctioned at Westlicht May 24th

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. Visiting Europe this spring? Drop by the 19th  Westlicht Photo Auction in Vienna this May 24th and enhance your collection. This fine auction house runs photograph auctions twice each year. While this springs auction os on the 24th, you can … Continue reading →

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Julian Schnabel at Ostlicht (WestLicht) Gallery this summer

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Stefan Musil of the Ostlicht Gallery for Photography sent out an email on the 25th to announce that the gallery will host an exhibition of American  Julian Schnabel’s Polaroids this summer from June 7, 2018 to August 4, 2018. … Continue reading →

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17th WestLicht Photographica Auction March 9, 2018

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Stefan Musil of WestLicht over in Austria, dropped me an email Wednesday to say their 17th auction of photographica will take place on March 9th, The actual lots will be available for preview beginning tomorrow and running up to … Continue reading →

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an original Leica in the Westlicht auction

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Robert

Toronto.  Stephen Musil sent me an email early Thursday morning announcing the 32nd camera auction will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2018 in Vienna. The auction features many special milestone cameras as listed in this press release. Over the … Continue reading →

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