Study of foliage
Albumen print, c. 1870
Tonality- 9/10; 190 x 159 mm., unmounted
$2200.
Kotzsch worked within only a very limited area near Loschwitz in Germany. He is the perfect example of an artist's study photographer whose concentration on highly objective studies of nature without artifice present a very modern vision to today's observer.
This image is illustrated in Chevrier et. al., 'August Kotzsch 1836-1910. Pioneer of German Photography', 1992, p. 25.