Josef Sudek (1896-1976)

SAINT VITUS CATHEDRAL FROM THE ALBUM MODERNÍ ČESKÁ FOTOGRAFIE

Before 1943
View from the choir chapel of St. John the Baptist with the tomb of Bořivoj II towards the monument of Cardinal Schwarzenberg. Vintage gelatin silver print on matte paper. 376x277 mm (387x284 mm). Mounted on handmade paper "Rembrandt van Ryn". Signed in pencil lower right on the mount. Photograph from the album: „Moderní česká fotografie, Album deseti původních snímků“. Foreword by Karel Teige. Issued by Národní práce Praha. The album contained gelatin silver prints from original negatives by Josef Sudek, Josef Ehm, Jaromír Funke, Miroslav Hák and Karel Plicka. Two photographs from each artist. Issued in 1943 in 50 copies. Compare with: Sudek Project, inv. No. S2838.