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    Posted 10 years ago

    austrohung…
    (584 items)

    A couple of days ago, commenting on Amber's post "Back to finding Photos" (http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/129698-back-to-finding-photos?in=user) arised the subject of collecting a certain kind of photos.

    Although my first old photograph was bought in 2001, right before going to the US -and i took it with me-, I started getting them "with a purpose" about three years ago. I first started buying visit carte-de-visites and a couple of cabinet photos of handsome men and soldiers (yes, I know, too gay :) ). And one day, looking for them on ebay, I found the kind of old photographs I could love: people standing by pieces of Art Nouveau furniture or sat on Art Nouveau chairs. In these I can find everal things i love:
    a) old portraits
    b) a display of Art Nouveau design
    c) a display of clothes people wore in the early 1900s
    d) a collection of Art Nouveau graphics (at both the studio's stamp and at the back of the photo)

    One more thing I loved about it was the format: not a standard carte-de-visite, but a narrower, more vertical looking one that I guess was the fashion in Germany at the time (beacause most of them came from Germany, a country where Art Nouveau -or Jugendstil- was thoroughly extended in every aspect of life... even social housing!- )

    On pic1, which is my favoutite one here. you can see two photos: one of a man and the other of his son. There's no doubt they were taken during the same session and the same elements appear in both... I think it really is great I was able to get both of them.

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    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      very handsome men!!! ;) !!!!! wow and lovely ladys!! the guy in the middle is nice looking ;)
    2. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks Sean! Yes they are! And that akes the photos much nicer...

      The guy on pic2 always reminded me of Hugh Laurie "Dr. House" :)
    3. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      Your very welcome austro :) yes these are some great photos!!! :) yes does look like Hugh Laurie!!
    4. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks for loving fledermaus, Manikin, mike, vet and filmnet!!!
    5. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks for loving kerry!!!
    6. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks icollect!!!

      I've always thought the value of a collection lies in the collector's criteria to create it and, of course, the final result that derives directly from it...
      My photography collection is really unimportant (as you all know I have so many fields of interests), but after all, when I die, what someone will find will be a more or less coherent group of things. They will probably won't value it, but as far as just one will and think of what made me reunite such a collection, it will be worth it.
    7. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks icollect... i guess i was inspired when i wrote it LOL
    8. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      I'll end up blushing, icollect!!! :$
    9. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Thanks for your love tom, racer, agh and geo!!!
    10. AmberRose AmberRose, 10 years ago
      You made me laugh and laugh with your "too gay" comment. I have a number of gay friends who collect old photos of hot men. Why not? It's specific and full of cuties.
      I look for less posed photos. Also smiles. Wackiness.
      My Mom looks for knives. Kitchen scenes, sharpening, butchers etc
      My sister, good shots of jewelry

      I do admire your discipline in collecting. I think my hubby is right, I just chase the shiny. Ooohhhh, look at that! Look over here! It all combines eventually.
      Of course he says (lovingly) hot mess :))
    11. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      LOL Well, the first reason to start buying them was that one: getting pics of cute guys!. I also wanted to use those photographs for my drawings, which I have never done by the way, but I'm working on it (mostly planning, nothing about doing :) ) In any case, it's great having those pictures. I guess I'll soon share a post focused on cute guys ;)

      The only problem I've got is the multiple paralell collections... so whnever i say "Ooohhhh, look at that! Look over here! " I'll get at least twenty or thirty items of that kind :)
    12. Vintagefran Vintagefran, 10 years ago
      Nice, so often the backgrounds are as interesting as the subjects
    13. Vintagefran Vintagefran, 10 years ago
      Do you recognise the vase in the back of picture 1? :)
    14. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      Not really, have you? I knew there was a jugendstil vase, but as never knew what it was, I never paid more attention to it...
    15. Vintagefran Vintagefran, 10 years ago
      I have absolutely no idea, lol, sorry. I was just curious. I like looking in the background of old photos for any vases or pots, sad i know. Rarely recognise them.
    16. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      I thought you did! In any case it would be great if anyone could recognize it!!! :)

      I love these portraits with Art Nouveau furniture. They say so much about the period than boring close-ups or painted backgrounds!
    17. Vintagefran Vintagefran, 10 years ago
      Me too, the more furniture & 'clutter' in an old photo the better :)
    18. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 10 years ago
      LOL LOL

      And they add more life to it!

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