heliogravure, cardboard; 18 x 34 cm (light passe-partout), board 40 x 50 cm;
markings under the composition: l. d. "J.CHEŁMONSKI PXT", on middleground "FROM BRANDLA CLAY", p. d. "HELIOGRAV. ANGERER."
Below composition: title of painting in Polish and French; below: "MAIN STORE AT MAURICH ROBICZK IN WARSAW / Print Tow. rozprzestrz. Fine Arts in Vienna."
Glosa: The graphic comes from the collection "Album of Polish Painters in Etchings" (1884). This was a pioneering publication on Polish soil of great importance for the dissemination of the work of contemporary Polish artists, especially during the partitions.
Konrad Brandel (1838-1920) - Polish photographer, inventor, photojournalist, chronicler of Warsaw.
Victor Angerer (1839-1894) one of the most versatile Viennese photographers of the 19th century, owner of a publishing house and lithographic company. He photographed the imperial family, the Viennese aristocracy and well-known figures from artistic circles, as well as views of Vienna, architecture and interiors. Internationally known and respected in his era, he participated in the 1878 Paris exhibition and the 1873 Vienna exhibition.
Maurycy Robitschek (Robiczek) - bookseller, in 1872, together with Herman Altenberg, established their own bookstore and picture warehouse at 38 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street, under the name Altenberg and Robitschek. At the end of 1879 the bookstore passed to the ownership of Maurice Robitschek, who then began using a polonized version of his surname: Robiczek.
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