Palermo, Ragusa Square, ca. 1870
Albumen print
Image dimensions20 × 25,7 cm
About the workArt reproduction was one of the first fields through which photography found its way into museums as a technical tool for documentation. It was only later that the intrinsic artistic value of these photographs was recognized. Giorgio Sommer’s images are a prime example of this shift. Born in Germany, the photographer worked primarily in Italy and is also renowned for his landscape photographs. His photographs combine documentary accuracy with artistic ambition.
AccessionGift 2019
Provenance[...]; 2019 erworben durch Schenkung von Kicken Berlin in Erinnerung an Rudolf Kicken
Inventory numberF.2019.530
