Albertina Show Traces 19th-Century Travel Photography
The Albertina in Vienna is showcasing 'Die Welt im Fokus' ('The World in Focus'), an exhibition focused on 19th-century travel photography, curated by Anna Hanreich. This collection boasts over one hundred sepia prints dating from 1850 to 1900, highlighting the influence of photography on tourism and the growth of railways. Notable pieces include Johann Victor Krämer's photographs of Egypt and India, as well as anonymous temple images from South India taken in 1859 and idealized depictions by Wilhelm Burger. The display also features amateur works like Nathaniel de Rothschild's 1893 yacht album and engineering photos by Adolf Schoon von Corbitzthal. Additionally, it includes views of Jerusalem by Christian Paier and Giorgio Sommer's Capri images, concluding with a slideshow of early Autochrome color photographs from 1907.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Die Welt im Fokus' at the Albertina in Vienna, curated by Anna Hanreich.
- Show features over 100 sepia-toned prints in original glass-plate formats.
- Covers travel photography from approximately 1850 to 1900.
- Includes photographs of Egypt and India, with works by Johann Victor Krämer and anonymous 1859 images of South Indian temples.
- Professional photographers like Wilhelm Burger composed idealized scenes.
- Amateur photography represented by Nathaniel de Rothschild's 1893 Mediterranean yacht album.
- Engineering photography by Adolf Schoon von Corbitzthal promoted railway bridges at world exhibitions.
- Raimund von Stillfried-Rathenitz photographed Japan after 1870; Josef Löwy captured the Balkans.
- Christian Paier's 1864 views of Jerusalem feature the Austrian Hospice.
- Italy section includes Giorgio Sommer's images of Capri and the Vesuvius funicular.
- Exhibition ends with a slideshow of early color Autochrome photographs, first introduced in 1907.
- The show is drawn entirely from the Albertina's own collection.
Entities
Artists
- Anna Hanreich
- Edouard Baldus
- Johann Victor Krämer
- Wilhelm Burger
- Nathaniel de Rothschild
- Adolf Schoon von Corbitzthal
- Raimund von Stillfried-Rathenitz
- Josef Löwy
- Christian Paier
- Giorgio Sommer
Institutions
- Albertina
- East India Company
- Austrian Hospice
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Egypt
- India
- Mediterranean
- Japan
- Balkans
- Jerusalem
- Israel
- Italy
- Capri
- Vesuvius
- Côte d'Azur
- France