Lot 179

G. Krause, Bali. 2 Vol. Hagen 1920.

Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot: 179
Category: Geography and work of views
Artist: Gregor Krause
Krause, Gregor: Bali. Erster Teil: Land und Volk; Zweiter Teil: Tänze, Tempel, Feste. 2 Vol. Hagen i. W.: Folkwang-Verlag G.M.B.H. 1920. 28,6 x 22,1 cm. 40 pp., 168 plates; 40 pp., 170 plates. Illustrated hardback with titles printed on the spine. In a linen slipcase with a different design (presumably from a private collection).

(The covers are slightly scuffed and bumped, with minor damage to the binding. The endpapers are slightly stained.)

From the series: ‘Geist. Kunst und Leben Asiens’. Volumes II and III. The island of Bali. Edited by Karl With. Krause was a doctor, ethnologist and photographer. He died in 1912 during a cholera outbreak whilst on a mission for the Dutch administration. He expressed his enthusiasm for photography through his photographs of the daily life of the Balinese people.