Blumenstrauß (Bouquet) by Austrian photographer Robert Ritter Von Stockert , was published as a hand-pulled Chine-collé photogravure in the June, 1897 issue of the Wiener Photographische Blätter.
Beginning in 1894 and continuing through 1898, the Vienna Camera Club in Austria published a monthly journal known as the Wiener Photographische Blätter (Viennese Photographic Sheets). Edited by Professor Franz Schiffner of Vienna, the publication was a showcase for the club’s views on artistic photography, (it also featured technical articles) publishing beautiful hand-pulled photogravure plates by talented Austrian photographers as well as others from around the world. Contemporary author Manon Hübscher writes:
“The Wiener Camera-Klub was also intent upon establishing itself as the leader of a growing movement in Eastern Europe. To this end, it provided a showcase for its work by issuing a magazine entitled the Wiener Photographische Blätter.” 1.
Ten years after it was first published, photographic historian Josef Maria Eder wrote this journal:
“devoted itself especially to the artistic side of photography and was notable for its beautiful illustrations.” 2.
1. MANON HÜBSCHER: THE VIENNA CAMERA CLUB-CATALYST AND CRUCIBLE: IN: IMPRESSIONIST CAMERA: PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN EUROPE, 1888-1918 : MERRELL PUBLISHERS : 2006 : P.126 2. JOSEF MARIA EDER: HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY: TRANSLATED BY EDWARD EPSTEAN: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS: NEW YORK: 1945: P. 685
