Anderson, Domenico - Venice & Rome
£350
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 August 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
58 photographs in 2 large folio folders (95 x 65 cm and 70 x 63 cm), many by Anderson of Venice and Rome, mostly believed to be enlargements of Anderson's photographs, including: 32 images bearing Anderson's name, one of these - Venezia, Rio e Palazzo Albrizzi - bears the blindstamp: 'Anderson, Roma, 1906, Depose' - measuring 29 x41 cm; remaining Anderson labelled photographs include 15 images of artworks and 16 Italian locations; unattributed images include 2 scenes of a volcano erupting (possibly Vesuvius, the larger measuring 50 x 62 cm), and images of Italy and artworks, some photographs with a Japanese stamp to the verso, possibly the name of a business in Tokyo; photograph sizes range between 33 x 44 cm and 87 x 56 cm, each attached to folio display folders with brown buckram guards (2)
Footnote
Note: Domenico Anderson, 1854-1938, was the son of James Anderson, 1813-1877, and took over the Anderson photography business in later years. The dates of these photographs suggest they may be Domenico's work.