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Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Man
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Man

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Man, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “233” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23.5 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1867. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Exhibited: Possibly, Ethnographic Exhibition, Moscow, 1867. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Slovenian Bride
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Slovenian Bride

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Slovenian Bride, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 227.” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1867. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Exhibited: Possibly, Ethnographic Exhibition, Moscow, 1867. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Montenegrin Woman form the Bay of Kotor Region
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Montenegrin Woman form the Bay of Kotor Region

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Montenegrin Woman form the Bay of Kotor Region, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 239.” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Montenegrin Man from the Bay of Kotor Region
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Montenegrin Man from the Bay of Kotor Region

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Montenegrin Man from the Bay of Kotor Region, variously inscribed in Cyrillic, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 238.” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23.5 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) The Wedding Herald, Slovakia
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) The Wedding Herald, Slovakia

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) The Wedding Herald, Slovakia, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 226.” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Pastor
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Pastor

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Pastor, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “244” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23.5 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1870s–1880s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Montenegrin Woman
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Montenegrin Woman

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Montenegrin Woman, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 235” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Hungarian Man from Slovakia
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Hungarian Man from Slovakia

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Hungarian Man from Slovakia, variously inscribed in Cyrillic, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 217.” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 22 by 16.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Croatian Woman
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Croatian Woman

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Croatian Woman, titled in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 231.” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 22.5 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Croatian Man
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Croatian Man

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Croatian Man, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 230” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Slovak Boy from the Kriván Region
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Slovak Boy from the Kriván Region

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Slovak Boy from the Kriván Region, titled twice on the reverse, also further titled in Cyrillic and numbered “No 222.” on the label on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Slovak Girl from the Kriván Region
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Slovak Girl from the Kriván Region

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Slovak Girl from the Kriván Region, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 221” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23.5 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) The Bride's Sister, Slovenia
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) The Bride's Sister, Slovenia

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) The Bride's Sister, Slovenia, variously inscribed in Cyrillic, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “225” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23.5 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Boy from Dalmatia
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Boy from Dalmatia

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Boy from Dalmatia, titled on the reverse, also further titled in Cyrillic and numbered “No 240.” on the label on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 22.5 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Woman
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Woman

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Woman, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 253” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 22.5 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1867. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Exhibited: Possibly, Ethnographic Exhibition, Moscow, 1867. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Man
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Man

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Man, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “259” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Czech Girl
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Czech Girl

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Czech Girl, titled in Cyrillic and numbered “No 210.” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 22.5 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Czech Boy
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Czech Boy

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Czech Boy, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 211.” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23.5 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Bulgarian Girl from the Danube Region
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Bulgarian Girl from the Danube Region

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Bulgarian Girl from the Danube Region, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 262” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23.5 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Bulgarian Boy from the Danube Region
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Bulgarian Boy from the Danube Region

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Bulgarian Boy from the Danube Region, variously inscribed in Cyrillic on the reverse, further titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “260” on the label on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Russian Girl
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Russian Girl

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Russian Girl, variously inscribed in Cyrillic, titled and numbered “No 269.” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23 by 17 cm. Executed c. 1867. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Exhibited: Possibly, Ethnographic Exhibition, Moscow, 1867. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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  • MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Officer
    May. 21, 2016

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Officer

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    MITREITER, TORVALD (19TH CENTURY) Serbian Officer, variously inscribed in Cyrillic, titled twice, once in Cyrillic, and numbered “No 242” on the reverse. Albumen print, hand-coloured with watercolour and oil, laid on cardboard, 23.5 by 17.5 cm. Executed c. 1860s–1870s. Provenance: With the B. Avanzo Art Shop, Moscow, c. 1890s–1900s (stamp on the reverse). Private collection, Europe. Torvald Mitreiter was a Danish photographer active in Russia in the late 19th century, working for the Imperial Court. Between 1879 and 1897, Mitreiter was affiliated with the Rumyantsev Museum, Moscow’s first public museum, which commissioned a photographic album from him. In 1867 he participated in the Moscow Ethnographic Exhibition, with a series of photographs of mannequins wearing Russian folk costumes. Four works from the offered here Mitreiter collection were possibly included in this exhibition. He owned a salon in Moscow, Viennese Photography. Some of his photographs are in the collection of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St Petersburg.

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