Very Rare Robert Gerstmann Original Exhibition Size Photograph
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Rare Scarce Large Silver Gelatin Photograph Chile Robert (Roberto) M. Gerstmann Signed and Titled Gallery Framed
Offered for your consideration is this amazing original silver gelatin photograph by Robert M. Gerstmann. It is signed and titled by the artist, "Volcan Villarrica" It is framed and unopened; the back of the frame has a gallery sticker, Schultheis Art Galleries, Inc. On the back of the frame is hand written number "8", indicating that this piece was possibly exhibition piece.
The photo measures approximately 11.75'' X 15.75''. The frame measures approximately 23.5'' x 20''.
The overall condition is great with some aging and foxing over decades as this has not been opened from the frame. The photo is mounted on the backing paper and the upper side of the backing paper where the photo is mounted shows some pealing/discoloration as shown in the image.The frame has some scratches and dents showing its age more.
For its condition, please enlarge the listed pictures.
BIO
"Gerstmann, Roberto M. (1896-1960?). Gerstmann was a Vienna-born (Hernán Rodriguez V. has him born in St. Petersburg) electrical engineer who, as a young man, developed an interest in photography. In 1924, he immigrated to Chile and from there traveled to Bolivia, where he made some five thousand photographs, a selection of which appear as photogravures in his Bolivia, 150 Grabados en Cobre (1928), which was reissued in 1996 by the Fundación Quipus in La Paz. Gerstmann ranged far, photographing the altiplano from La Paz south to the Argentine border, west to the Chilean border, and east to the Yungas, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, and the lowlands along the Ríos Beni and Mamoré. Only Tarija and the Chaco escaped his lens. Five of his photographs illustrate Stewart E. McMillan's "The Heart of Aymara Land," National Geographic Magazine (February 1927), and several appear in Gustavo-Adolfo Otero's Bolivia (Guía Sinóptica) 1929. Gerstmann settled in Santiago in 1929. He published other photo albums, including Chile: 280 grabados en cobre (1932), Colombia: 200 grabados en cobre (1951), and Chile en 110 cuadros (1960?), and dabbled in film-making in Bolivia. He is thought to have died in Santiago ca. 1960. Several thousand of his glass plates are said to be at a university in Antofagasta."
Please Note, The photo is framed in UV resistant glass, the photos are very sharp.
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Rare Scarce Large Silver Gelatin Photograph Chile Robert (Roberto) M. Gerstmann Signed and Titled Gallery Framed
Offered for your consideration is this amazing original silver gelatin photograph by Robert M. Gerstmann. It is signed and titled by the artist, "Volcan Villarrica" It is framed and unopened; the back of the frame has a gallery sticker, Schultheis Art Galleries, Inc. On the back of the frame is hand written number "8", indicating that this piece was possibly exhibition piece.
The photo measures approximately 11.75'' X 15.75''. The frame measures approximately 23.5'' x 20''.
The overall condition is great with some aging and foxing over decades as this has not been opened from the frame. The photo is mounted on the backing paper and the upper side of the backing paper where the photo is mounted shows some pealing/discoloration as shown in the image.The frame has some scratches and dents showing its age more.
For its condition, please enlarge the listed pictures.
BIO
"Gerstmann, Roberto M. (1896-1960?). Gerstmann was a Vienna-born (Hernán Rodriguez V. has him born in St. Petersburg) electrical engineer who, as a young man, developed an interest in photography. In 1924, he immigrated to Chile and from there traveled to Bolivia, where he made some five thousand photographs, a selection of which appear as photogravures in his Bolivia, 150 Grabados en Cobre (1928), which was reissued in 1996 by the Fundación Quipus in La Paz. Gerstmann ranged far, photographing the altiplano from La Paz south to the Argentine border, west to the Chilean border, and east to the Yungas, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, and the lowlands along the Ríos Beni and Mamoré. Only Tarija and the Chaco escaped his lens. Five of his photographs illustrate Stewart E. McMillan's "The Heart of Aymara Land," National Geographic Magazine (February 1927), and several appear in Gustavo-Adolfo Otero's Bolivia (Guía Sinóptica) 1929. Gerstmann settled in Santiago in 1929. He published other photo albums, including Chile: 280 grabados en cobre (1932), Colombia: 200 grabados en cobre (1951), and Chile en 110 cuadros (1960?), and dabbled in film-making in Bolivia. He is thought to have died in Santiago ca. 1960. Several thousand of his glass plates are said to be at a university in Antofagasta."
Please Note, The photo is framed in UV resistant glass, the photos are very sharp.
