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Der schöne Akt

€20.00
A study in photography. Very beautiful and ethereal. Many nudes, female, male and children. With photographs by Franz Fiedler, Germaine Krull and others.
Der schöne Akt: Bildmäßige Aktphotographie, ihre Ästhetik und Technik is a comprehensive German-language publication by Dr. W. Warstat, published in Berlin by Verlag Guido Hackebeil in 1929. The work serves as an aesthetic and technical exploration of pictorial nude photography (Aktphotographie). It features 123 pages of text accompanied by 127 full-page photographic plates depicting various subjects, including men, women, and children posing in the nude. The book is noted for its high-quality reproductions and includes a list of photographers at the rear, featuring notable names such as Lotte Herrlich, Leni Junghans, Franz Fiedler, and Hans Kammerer. It was originally issued in a tan cloth hardcover binding with stamped black and red decorations.

Bibliographic Details

Author Wilhelm Warstat
Publisher Verlag Guido Hackebeil
Place of publication Berlin
Year 1929
Edition First edition
Binding Hardcover
Language German
Dimensions 24x18
Collation 124 pp.
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