ALEXANDER BINDER (1888–1929) Lot n° 6

ALEXANDER BINDER (1888-1929) | 'Wiener Werkstätte' fashion by Eduard J. Wimmer-Wisgrill, c. 1920 Image Size: 22,7 x 16,7 cm English: Vintage silver print on single-weight glossy paper, in very good condition. Photographer's signature "Binder" in the lower negative, his copyright stamp "This image may only be published with the annotation Phot. A. Binder, Berlin", stamp "Kunstgewerbe-Museum in Wien", handwritten numbered "6679 B" and annotated "E. W." on the reverse. Photographer Alexander Binder, who ran his Berlin studio from 1913, was one of the most important German portraitists of the silent film era; in addition to the biggest stars - such as Greta Garbo or Willy Frisch - well-known personalities also stood in front of his camera, such as Wilhelm Furtwängler, Gustav Stresemann or Richard Strauss; he also worked for advertising and the fashion industry. PROVENANCE Collection Dr. Christian Brandstätter, Vienna. German: Vintage silver gelatin print on glossy thin paper, in very good condition. Photographer's signature "Binder" imprinted in the image below, his copyright stamp on the reverse "This image may only be published with the annotation Phot. A. Binder, Berlin", "Kunstgewerbe-Museum in Wien" stamp, handwritten numbered "6679 B" in pencil and inscribed "E. W.". PROVENIENCE Collection Dr. Christian Brandstätter, Vienna. Photographer Alexander Binder, who operated his Berlin studio from 1913, was the most important German portraitist of the silent film era; in addition to the greatest stars of the era - such as Greta Garbo or Willy Frisch - well-known personalities also stood in front of his camera, such as Wilhelm Furtwängler, Gustav Stresemann or Richard Strauss; he also worked for advertising and the fashion industry.