Lot 4140: Albert, Joseph Liberation Hall, Kelheim

Albert, Joseph Liberation Hall, Kelheim Befreiungshalle (Liberation Hall), Kelheim. 1863. Albumen print with rounded corners. 21,5 x 17,5 cm. Mounted to original cream card, photographer's blindstamp below the image on the mount. A very early photo of the Befreiungshalle (Liberation Hall) which was inaugurated in 1863 by King Ludwig I of Bavaria. - Minimal traces of surface abrasion, otherwise in a dark print in very good condition. - With: Leopold Ahrendts. Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm III, Tiergarten Berlin. Circa 1856. Salt print with rounded corners. 20,8 x 16,7 cm. - Faded and slightly buckled, otherwise in very good condition. Lit.: Lothar de MaiziÞre/Antonius Jammers (eds.). Bevor Berlin zur Weltstadt wurde - die Residenz in Fotografien von Leopold Ahrendts. Berlin 2001, ill. p. 97 (variant).