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b. 1887 - d. 1953

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    • Muthesius, Eckart: Model for the country residence and ship of the Maharaja of Indore in India
      Dec. 08, 2021

      Muthesius, Eckart: Model for the country residence and ship of the Maharaja of Indore in India

      Est: €600 - €800

      Photographer: Emil Leitner (1887-1953). Model for the country residence and ship of the Maharaja of Indore in India. Circa 1931. 2 vintage warm-toned gelatin silver prints. 21,5 x 28,7 cm and 29,9 x 23,7 cm. 1 with photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. Corners bumped, a few light handling marks/creases, some nicks in edges, some finger marks, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Eckart Muthesius Archive Lit.: Reto Niggl. Eckart Muthesius. Der Palast des Maharadschas in Indore. Architektur und Interieur. 1930. Stuttgart 1996, see pp. 118-121. Raphaèle Billé/Louise Curtis. Moderne maharajah, un mécène des années 1930. Exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, Paris 2019, ill. p. 62. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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    • Muthesius, Eckart: Boudoir and furniture of Manik Bagh Palace
      Dec. 08, 2021

      Muthesius, Eckart: Boudoir and furniture of Manik Bagh Palace

      Est: €600 - €900

      Photographer: Emil Leitner (1887-?). Maharani's Boudoir of Manik Bagh Palace in India. Circa 1931. 2 vintage warm-toned gelatin silver prints. 24,8 x 22,3 cm and 15 x 21,8 cm. Each with photographer's stamp, annotated in pencil and typed exhibition text label on the verso. The son of Hermann Muthesius, the German architect and interior designer Eckart Muthesius lived in India between 1930-1939. The Maharaja of Indore commssioned him to decorate and design his Palace at Manik Bagh in the modern International Style; it became a large-scale art project and Muthesius incorporated furniture designed by Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer and Ivan da Silva Bruhns. The photos offered here show the elegant Maharani's boudoir with black-stained pear wood furniture with pink silk covers. Both photos show a lacquered screen designed by Muthesius and carried out by himself and Ernst Messerschmidt. Recently in Sept. 2019 - Jan. 2020 the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris had an extensive exhibtion "Moderne Maharajah, un mécène des années 1930", showcasing the Manik Bagh Palace, its design and many objects created by Eckart Muthesius and others which truly made it a unified work of art. – Larger photo with minimally bumped corners and small crease in lower right, slightly discolored, otherwise in very good condition. Provenance: Eckart Muthesius Archive Exhibited: Architekt Muthesius. Räume aus dem Manik-Bagh-Palast 1931/32, Berlin. Lit.: Reto Niggl. Eckart Muthesius. Der Palast des Maharadschas in Indore. Architektur und Interieur. 1930. Stuttgart 1996, see pp. 70-73. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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    • Muthesius, Eckart: Model for the country residence of the Maharaja of Indore in India
      Jun. 16, 2021

      Muthesius, Eckart: Model for the country residence of the Maharaja of Indore in India

      Est: €400 - €600

      Photographer: Emil Leitner (1887-1953). Model for the country residence of the Maharaja of Indore in India. Circa 1931. 2 vintage warm-toned gelatin silver prints. 17 x 27,7 cm and 14,8 x 21,6 cm. Each with photographer's stamp, annotated in pencil and exhibition text label on the verso. - - Corners minimally bumped, a few light handling marks/creases, one with stronger crease in lower left, otherwise fine tonal prints in good condition. – With: Photographer: Herbert Hoffmann. Maharaja of Indore at a workshop in Berlin. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. 13,3 x 20 cm. Each with photographer's stamp on the verso. - One print with moisture damage in upper left. - - Provenance: Eckart Muthesius Archive - - Lit.: Reto Niggl. Eckart Muthesius. Der Palast des Maharadschas in Indore. Architektur und Interieur. 1930. Stuttgart 1996, see pp. 118-121. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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    • Muthesius, Eckart: The Maharani's boudoir of Manik Bagh Palace in India
      Jun. 16, 2021

      Muthesius, Eckart: The Maharani's boudoir of Manik Bagh Palace in India

      Est: €400 - €600

      Photographer: Emil Leitner (1887-1953). The Maharani's boudoir of Manik Bagh Palace in Indore. Circa 1931. Vintage warm-toned gelatin silver print. 21,2 x 25,5 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower left; photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. - - The photo offered here shows the elegant boudoir of Manik Bagh Palace with black-stained pear wood furniture with pink silk covers. Recently in Sept. 2019- Jan. 2020 an extensive exhibtion "Moderne Maharajah, un mécène des années 1930", showcasing the Manik Bagh Palace, its design and many objects created by Eckart Muthesius was shown at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The exhibition presented the project as a truly unified work of art. – Corners minimally bumped, a few light handling marks/creases, some light surface rubbing, one retouched spot, slight discoloration, otherwise a fine tonal print in good condition. - - Provenance: Eckart Muthesius Archive - - Lit.: Reto Niggl. Eckart Muthesius. Der Palast des Maharadschas in Indore. Architektur und Interieur. 1930. Stuttgart 1996, see pp. 70-73. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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