E.O.Hoppé
Studies from the Russian Ballet
Photogravure

Emil Otto Hoppé (1878-1972) was born in Munich, but set up his photographic studio in London in 1907.  Cecil Beaton called Hoppé 'the Master' and wrote that his 'photographs have managed to outlast fashion - one of the rare achievements of photographic history'. He visited the US in 1919 and was commissioned by Orbis Terrarum to photograph the whole country, a project which took him some five years. He is regarded as one of the masters of early modern photography.

E. O. Hoppé archives are at Curatorial Assistance, Los Angeles, California. Other collections are at: The National Portrait Gallery, London; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford; George Eastman House at Rochester; Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin (Gernsheim Collection); New York Public Library; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

image size : 6 x 8 inches (152 x 203 mm)

Folio. 15 Studies from l'Oiseau de Feu, Thamar, le Spectre de la Rose, le Pavillon d'Armide, le Carnaval, Prince Igor, Cleopatra, Sheherazade, featuring Madame Thamar Karsavina, Monsieur Adolph Bolm, Monsieur Nijinsky, Madame Fedorova. Binding : paper covered card folder with titles within an architectural frame to the front cover and contents on a large label to the reverse. The photogravures are attached to backing cards (as issued). External condition : the cover and bottom folding piece of the folder are detached, the folder is bumped at the corners and has a few tears. Internal condition : the plates are fine, the card backing is lightly spotted here and there.

Publisher: Fine Art Society, London
Publication Date: 1911

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