Arch in Kootub, Delhi
Albumen print, c. 1858
9/10, small tear at top edge; 311 x 260 mm, unmounted
$3750.
Beato was one the greatest travel and war photographers of the 19th century. He photographed the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the 2nd Opium War in China, the war in Shiminoseki in Japan and the 1st American Korean War.
Curio shop
Albumen print (hand-coloured), 1860s
9/10; 266 x 277mm, mounted
$3250.
Division of British Bluejackets in occupation of the battery at Shiminoseki, Japan
Albumen print, 1863
8/10; 217 x 278 mm, mounted
$6500.
The war at Shimonoseki was fought between colonial powers and the feudal emperor of Chosu. To some extent this campaign lead to a historic opening of Japan to foreign influence. This is the most famous image of the war, often reproduced, but few original prints exist in good condition. This series represents Beato's earliest work in Japan.
Philipp, Siegert and Wick. Felice Beato. Viaggio in Giappone, 1991, illus. p. 136.
Giant Buddha, Kamakura, Japan
Albumen print, c. 1867
8-9/10; 203 x 266 mm, unmounted
$2000.
Illustrated in Worswick's Japan. Photographs 1854-1905, 1979, p. 33.
Main Street, Kanagawa
Albumen print, 1860s
Tonality- 10/10; 206 x 288 mm., unmounted with accompanying loose printed text
$3250.
Illustrated in Philipp et. al., Felice Beato. Viaggio in Giappone 1863-1877, 1991, p. 87.
Ruins of Lucknow Residency, Indian Mutiny
Albumen print, 1858
9-10/10; 240 x 294mm, mounted
$3500.
Beato was one the greatest travel and war photographers of the 19th century. He photographed the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the 2nd Opium War in China, the war in Shiminoseki in Japan and the 1st American Korean War.
Street musicians
Albumen print (hand-coloured), c. 1860s
Tonality- 9-10/10; 254 x 204 mm., mounted
$1500
Illustrated in Philipp et. al., Felice Beato. Viaggio in Giappone 1863-1877, 1991, p. 175 (no. 4)
Tonosawa- The Baths, Japan
Albumen print, 1860s
Tonality- 8-9/10; 245 x 307 mm., unmounted with accompanying Beato printed text
$2200