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Picture (above): Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt’s first press card, signed by Robert Capa, is expected to fetch thousands at the Westlicht auction on Friday<\/em><\/sup><\/p>\n

The official opening of Leitz Park will coincide with Leica marking 100 years since Oskar Barnack developed the Ur-Leica, a prototype model that laid the foundation for the birth of 35mm photography. <\/p>\n

The public can get involved in helping Leica mark history, in two ways. On Friday, 100 \u2018rare treasures from every epoch of technical development of Leitz history’ will go on sale at a special auction at Westlicht in Vienna, Austria.<\/p>\n

The lots include a \u2018secret’<\/a> Leica camera, specially made to mark the centenary, details of which will be revealed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Leica is also inviting people to visit Leitz Park through a special open day on Saturday. Visitors can look behind the scenes at Leica’s manufacturing processes and witness 100 years of Leica photography through a series of exhibitions.<\/p>\n

For details of the 100 Years of Leica auction, and to make a bid, head over to the Westlicht website<\/a>, or see some of the auction highlights below:<\/p>\n

For details of the Open day see HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Auction details, supplied by Westlicht:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special Auction ‘100 YEARS OF LEICA’<\/strong>
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\nWestLicht Auction in Wetzlar, May 23, 2014
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Lot 1<\/p>\n

Kellner Telescope<\/strong>
\nc.1852<\/strong>
\n\u20ac30.000\/50.000 – 60.000<\/p>\n

In 1849 Carl Kellner founded his “Optical Institute” in Wetzlar. In the sales records of Kellner, the earliest case of a telescope with stand is documented on November 25, 1852.
\nThe offered telescope is the earliest known example of a product from the workshop which turned into the Leitz Company in 1869 – a historically significant piece from the earliest time of Cars Kellner’s Optical Institute, and presumably unique.<\/p>\n

Lot 5
\nBroschure \u2018Barnack Kamera’<\/strong>
\n1924<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 1.600\/\u20ac 3.000 – 4.000<\/em><\/p>\n

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The very first brochure for the new camera for 35mm film, extremely rare ! When Oskar Barnack completed the first model of his photo-camera for cine film in March 1914, he called it “Lilliputkamera”, since it was much smaller than the plate cameras customary at that time. The department constructing the camera was called “Barnack Department”; perhaps that is why the first printed matter to introduce the camera simply called it the “Barnack” Camera. Upon realisation that Barnack was not a well-known name, those responsible experimented with contracting the first two syllables of the decisive words: LEICA = Leitz Camera.<\/p>\n

Lot 9
\nPoster
\n\u2018Leica Das kleine Photowunder’<\/strong>
\nc.1928<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 6.000\/\u20ac 12.000 – 14.000<\/p>\n

The original Leica vintage advertising poster (size 40 x 50 inches or 101 x 127 cm, framed) by Hubert Saget, signed *Saget*, printed by Graph. Anstalt W. Wasserm<\/em><\/p>\n

ann, Basel. The possibly unique poster (in perfect condition) was printed for “Optiker Koch Z\u00fcrich”. Exactly this poster is printed on the back dust cover of Jim Lager, Volume 1, Cameras.
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Lot 13
\nLeica II Mod. D Luxus
\n1932, No. 98248<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 120.000\/\u20ac 250.000 – 300.000<\/p>\n

The discovery of this, up to date, unknown camera is a sensation. It was found many many years ago at the flee market in France and since then it was in a private collection. The owner just recently discovered to have a genuine “Luxus” in untouched original condition. It is not only the very last “Luxus” camera produced, it is also one of only four of which as Leica model D with built-in rangefinder and interchangeable lenses.
\nIn 1929, the price of the original gold-plated Leica “Luxus” with lizard-skin body-cover was twice the price of a regular version. By 1933, Leica production – in total – had already reached more than 100,000 cameras.
\nOn the other hand, less than 100 gold-plated Leica cameras were completed between 1929 and 1933. Today the original “Luxus” Leica is one of the most desirable and rare Leica cameras ever.<\/p>\n

Lot 16
\nE. Leitz New York Leica Gun RIFLE
\n1937, No. 123<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 120.000\/\u20ac 220.000 – 260.000<\/p>\n

The company E. Leitz, Inc. New York launched the Leica Gun Rifle in 1938 using the codeword “Rifle”; however, this was only produced for one year (1938 to 1939). Using the “Rifle”, 1938 saw the first attempts to take photographs with long focal distance just as ea<\/em>sily and free-handedly as photographers were accustomed to expect from their Leica cameras. No more than 10 of this spectacular devices are known to exist.
\n\u00a0
\nLot 22
\nLeica 2500GG w. Leica-Motor MOOEV
\n1941, No. 352404<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 120.000\/\u20ac 250.000 – 300.00<\/p>\n

The Leica 250 was also known as Leica “Reporter”. With its large cassettes it accommodated 33 feet of film, so it could be used for up to 250 exposures without re-loading. Only very few cameras were equipped with an electric motor drive MOOEV and used for aerial reconnaissance by German warplanes, where they were permanently installed. A maximum of 92 motor drives were built, most of which were lost in the air battles.<\/p>\n

Lot 52
\nLEICA M3 Prototype
\nc.1953, No. 0025<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 80.000\/\u20ac 150.000 – 200.000<\/p>\n

Approximately 65 units of the Leica M3 pre-series camera were produced for testing purposes in 1953, and only a very few have survived. There are quite some differences in design still from the first serial production M3s. The camera is in fantastic, almost mint condition. This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the most important cameras in the history of the Leica M.
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Lot 60
\nMP black paint<\/strong> 1957, No. MP-99<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u20ac 140.000\/\u20ac 250.000 – 300.000<\/p>\n

The Leica MP is the only serial model which has an individual number, differing fundamentally from the usual fabrication numbers of all other Leica cameras. With a total number of only 412 units produced, the MP is among the rarest Leica models of all times. The black-paint version was produced only 141 times and acquired mainly by professional photographers. Many of the famous Magnum photographers used MP cameras. Today it is among the most sought-after Leicas of all.<\/p>\n

At the Cologne “Photokina” fair from September 29 to October 7, 1956, the new Leica MP was first introduced to the public. It was actually a special edition of the M3, but meant to be used with the rapidwinder “Leicavit-MP”. The mere fact that the Leica MP was bought and used almost exclusively by photo journalists allows us to conclude that a second, black-paint MP in this pristine, original state would be practically impossible to find.
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\nLot 75
\nLeica M3 black paint “Henri Cartier-Bresson” 1960, No. 993659<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 20.000\/\u20ac 40.000 – 50.000<\/p>\n

The camera was used and owned by Henri Cartier-Bresson from end of 1960 until about 1968 when he gave it to Inge Morath. The inside of the back door has a numbering of the serial number by HCB’s handwriting including the initials “HB” by pencil with the same numbering on the base plate.
\nMagnum photographer Ara G\u00fcler took a picture of HCB with this M3 and the Summicron in 1964. In the photo section of the catalog a large print of this image is offered.
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Lot 77
\nMagnum Press Card \u2018Elliott Erwitt’<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 15.000\/\u20ac 30.000 – 35.000<\/p>\n

This document of history was given to Elliott Erwitt in 1953 as his first Press Card from Magnum. It is signed by its president Robert Capa, the co-founder of Magnum, one year before he stepped on a landmine in the Indochina War. Elliott Erwitt: “In 1953 there was not the membership structure for Magnum. Robert Capa promised to take me in upon my decommission from the U.S. Army. Essentially I became a member of Magnum within hours of my release in March of 1953. 1953 was an easier time with regard to press cards and access to people and events. Still it was good to have something seemingly official as identification. And of course it was a matter of pride to have a \u2018press card’ signed by arguably the most important dashing photojournalist from the most prestigious photo agency of the day. Looking at the card now I have difficulty imagining that anyone would take the person pictured (me) seriously looking about 12 years old.” The press card comes with a Leica MP engraved “Elliott Erwitt”.<\/p>\n

Lot 100
\nLeica Edition \u2018100 Years of Leica’
\n2014, No. 001\/100<\/strong>
\n\u20ac 22.000<\/p>\n

The anniversary “100 Years of Leica Photography” gives rise not only to numerous events and exhibitions, but also to a very special various anniversary edition. Many of the Leica special editions, elaborately hand-crafted to commemorate special occasions, are rarities featuring special engravings and materials; they are of particular interest to collectors.
\nAs part of the auction, you will have the unique opportunity to purchase one of the most valuable Leica edition. Among the 100 extremely rare “treasures” from the Leitz and Leica world of products, Lot 100 is a current highlight in which the company in Wetzlar celebrates “100 Years of Leica Photography”. The secret will be disclosed on May 22nd, one day before the auction starts.<\/p>\n

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Photo lots
\n\u00a0
\nLot 102<\/em>
\nOskar Barnack
\nConrad and Johanna (the children of Oskar Barnack), Wetzlar 1914<\/strong>
\nGelatin silver print, printed c. 1930
\n\u20ac 2.000 \/ \u20ac 3.500 – 4.000<\/p>\n

This photograph from the estate of Oskar Barnack is a very early image taken with the Ur-Leica, i.e. before the introduction of the first Leica serial models to the general market. Barnack developed the Ur-Leica for perforated 35-mm cine film in 1913\/14. It allowed for approaching the action more directly and diving deeper into the situation than with any other camera before, which is clearly visible in this picture.
\n\u00a0
\nLot 105
\nJulius Huisgen (attributed)
\nOskar Barnack, Wetzlar 1934<\/strong>
\nVintage silver print
\n\u20ac 2.000 \/ \u20ac 4.000 – 5.000<\/p>\n

This vintage print signed by Oskar Barnack comes with his original Leitz carte de visite (“Oskar Barnack Chief designer of the Leica, Wetzlar) from 1928. The print was a gift from Barnack to his daughter that same year.
\n\u00a0
\nLot 109
\nAlexander Rodchenko
\nPioneer with trumpet, 1930<\/strong>
\nGelatin silver print, printed 1950s
\n\u20ac 5.000 \/ \u20ac 8.000 – 10.000<\/p>\n

Rodchenko took the famous close-up from a daring bottom view with a Leica in a pioneer camp just outside Moscow. This icon of avant-garde photography goes on auction as an early stamped print from the 1950s.
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\nLot 116
\nDmitri Kessel
\nHenri Cartier-Bresson with Leica M3, 1955<\/strong>
\nVintage silver print
\n\u20ac 4.000 \/ \u20ac 7.000 – 9.000<\/p>\n

This portrait of Henri Cartier-Bresson shows him outfitted with a coat, hat and his Leica (M3 with Summarit 1,5\/50mm), pursuing his favourite activity: photography. The picture by Life photographer Dmitri Kessel comes as a rare vintage print.
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\nLot 125
\nInge Morath
\nPublisher Eveleigh Nash, Buckingham Palace Mall, London 1953<\/strong>
\nGelatin silver print, printed in the 1980s
\n\u20ac 2.000 \/ \u20ac 3.500 – 4.000<\/p>\n

This picture of Mrs. Nash and her driver is one of Morath’s most famous images. The photograph was part of one of Morath’s earliest commissions, a photo feature about the inhabitants of London’s Soho and Mayfair for Holiday Magazine.
\n\u00a0
\nLot 132
\nAra G\u00fcler
\nHenri Cartier-Bresson with Leica M3, 1964<\/strong>
\nGelatin silver print, printed in 2013
\n\u00a0\u20ac 6.000 \/ \u20ac 10.000 – 12.000<\/p>\n

The “Master of the Leica” with his M3 Chrome. This is the only large format print G\u00fcler ever made of this image. This Leica M3, which Cartier-Bresson used to photograph Marilyn Monroe on the film set for The Misfits (1961), among others, is lot 075 in the camera section of the auction.
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\nLot 145
\nElliott Erwitt
\nThe Kitchen Debate (Nikita Khrushchev, Richard Nixon), Moscow July 24th, 1959<\/strong>
\n3 Vintage silver prints
\n\u20ac 8.000 \/ \u20ac 15.000 – 18.000<\/p>\n

The rare series of three vintage prints includes the key image of the so-called Kitchen Debate, the motif shown on negative no. 58, in which Nixon places his index finger on Khrushchev’s chest, as well as two images taken previously, showing not only the gesticulating opponents, but also the onlookers, including Leonid Brezhnev.
\n\u00a0
\nLot 147
\nDennis Stock
\nJames Dean, Fairmount, Indiana February 1955<\/strong>
\nVintage silver print
\n\u20ac 4.000 \/ \u20ac 7.000 – 9.000<\/p>\n

The photograph, offered here as a vintage print, was taken in February 1955 when Stock was commissioned by the magazine Life to accompany the 24-year-old film star to New York and to the town of his childhood. Dean had previously completed shooting East of Eden. Stock’s images contributed significantly to Dean’s image as an impetuous yet melancholy rebel.
\n\u00a0
\nlot 149
\nAlfred Eisenstaedt
\nMarilyn Monroe, Hollywood 1953<\/strong>
\nGelatin silver print, printed in the late 1970s
\n\u20ac 4.000 \/ \u20ac 7.000 – 9.000<\/p>\n

This portrait of Marilyn Monroe at the age of 26 was taken by Eisenstaedt in the courtyard of her house in Hollywood for Life. The signed print from the 1970s formed part of Eisenstaedt’s family estate. Eisenstaedt was one of the first photographers who worked exclusively with 35 mm cameras – he bought his first Leica as early as 1931.
\n\u00a0
\nlot 158
\nWilliam Klein
\nPachinko Doorman, Tokyo 1961<\/strong>
\nVintage silver print
\n\u20ac 4.000 \/ \u20ac 8.000 – 10.000<\/p>\n

The motif of the pachinko doorman, offered as a rare vintage print, was taken in Tokyo and combines all the radical tricks of the trade for which Klein is known. Using the unsparing “in-your-face” style of photography, with the wide-angle lens and blurring parts of the picture by making sudden movements with the camera, Klein takes the momentary character to its extreme
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\nLot 163
\nUlrich Mack
\nWild horses, Kenya 1964<\/strong>
\nVintage silver print
\n\u20ac 3.000 \/ \u20ac 5.000 – 6.000<\/p>\n

The rare signed vintage print from Ulrich Mack’s legendary photo series comes directly from the photographer’s own holdings. For this reportage, taken on the African steppe in Kenya with a Leica M2, Mack received the renowned World Press Photo Award in no less than four categories.
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\nLot 165
\nRen\u00e9 Burri
\nTae Song Dong, South Korea 1961<\/strong>
\nVintage silver print
\n\u20ac 6.000 \/ \u20ac 10.000 – 12.000<\/p>\n

This picture was taken during Ren\u00e9 Burri’s 1961 trip to South Korea for The New York Times. One evening, Ren\u00e9 Burri followed American GIs to the village Tae Song Dong, where the soldiers sought distraction with ladies of the night. This apparently casual photograph was to become one of Burris most well-known images and is offered as a vintage press print from the time it was taken.
\n\u00a0
\nLot 166
\nRen\u00e9 Burri
\nChe Guevara, Cuba 1963<\/strong>
\nVintage silver print
\n\u20ac 8.000 \/ \u20ac 15.000 – 18.000<\/p>\n

This extremely early vintage print is one of only 15 copies printed by the photographer himself shortly after the picture was taken. Burri was in Cuba to photograph Ernesto “Che” Guevara, President of the National Bank and Minister of Industry and thus the second most powerful man in Cuba after Fidel Castro, on the occasion of an interview with the American magazine Look.
\n\u00a0
\nLot 167
\nAlberto Korda
\n\u2018Guerrillero Heroico’, Havana, March 5th, 1960<\/strong>
\nGelatin silver print, printed late 1960s \/ early 1970s
\n\u20ac 6.000 \/ \u20ac 10.000 – 12.000<\/p>\n

This icon of the 20th century, taken with a Leica M2, exists mainly in later prints from the 1980s and 1990s. The present print, dedicated by Korda, can therefore be considered an extraordinary rarity due to its early print date (late 1960s \/ early 1970s).
\n\u00a0
\nLot 172
\nThomas Hoepker
\nMuhammad Ali, Chicago 1966<\/strong>
\nVintage silver print
\n\u20ac 8.000 \/ \u20ac 15.000 – 18.000<\/p>\n

This rare vintage print comes from the photographer’s personal holdings and is also the last existing vintage print in his possession. The print was made by Hoepker himself in his darkroom. The legendary photograph was taken with a Leica MP-88, commissioned by the magazine Stern. It became the most well-known image of Muhammad Ali and his portraitist.<\/p>\n

Lot 182
\nJ\u00fcrgen Schadeberg
\n\u2018Nelson Mandela in his Cell on Robben Island (revisit)’, 1994<\/strong>
\nGelatin silver print, printed in 2013
\n\u20ac 2.600 \/ \u20ac 4.000 – 5.000<\/p>\n

Schadeberg’s portrait of Nelson Mandela, taken with a Leica M6, is one of the photographic icons of the anti-Apartheid fighter. The sensitive portrait was taken on February 11, 1994, two months before Mandela was elected the first black President of South Africa, when he visited his former prison cell on Robben Island.
\n\u00a0
\nLot 194
\nMary Ellen Mark
\n\u2018Jesse Damm’ (from \u2018Damm Family Revisited’), LLano 1994<\/strong>
\nGelatin silver print
\n\u20ac 2.600 \/ \u20ac 5.000 – 6.000<\/p>\n

Mark photographed the Damm family surrounding the drug-addicted parents Linda and Dean twice, first in 1987 and then again in 1994. Both times, she found the family in crisis. The present portrait of Jesse Damm will be auctioned as a signed exhibition print.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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