FOTOGRAFIE - Lot 107

FOTOGRAFIE PHOTOGRAPHY. 150 let fotografie - 150 Years of Photography. Prague, 1989. Prague, Panorama, 1989. Large quarto, illustrated publisher’s hardcover. An important catalog published to mark the 150th anniversary of the invention of photography, celebrated in Prague in 1989. The book is trilingual (Czech, English, and French, depending on the entry) and traces a century and a half of the history of global photography through a selection of 150 major works, from the 19th-century pioneers to the great masters of the 20th century. Richly illustrated, it features high-quality reproductions of historical photographs held in major European and American collections, accompanied by historical and technical descriptions. Together, these elements provide an excellent overview of the evolution of photographic processes, aesthetic trends, and key photographers. Published a few months before the Velvet Revolution, this catalog also serves as a testament to Czechoslovakia’s cultural openness on the eve of the fall of the communist regime. Condition: very good copy. Binding slightly yellowed, very slight signs of wear.