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black and white photograph of old tombstones in a cemetery
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Judaica Hartmanova, Jewish cemetery in Brandýs nad Labem (Czech Republic). – 7 vintage prints. Silver gelatine (12.3 x 17.5 cm). Landscape format. 8° album. The Jewish cemetery in Brandýs nad Labem is a striking testament to the former Jewish community of this town in Central Bohemia, which today, together with Stará Boleslav, forms the twin town of Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav. The historic burial ground preserves tombstones bearing Hebrew inscriptions and traditional symbols of Jewish funerary culture. Its stones—some standing close together, surrounded by vegetation and partly weathered—convey both the character of a place of remembrance and that of a historical archive. According to the handwritten dedication in the album, the photographs shown here were taken on 2 October 1957 and document the cemetery at a time when many Jewish burial grounds in Czechoslovakia were scarcely maintained following the destruction of the Jewish communities during the Shoah and under the conditions of the post-war period. They therefore possess not only photographic value but also value as a source of local and cultural history: the photographs record the design of individual gravestones, their Hebrew inscriptions and the state of preservation of the site at that time. Jewish Cemetery in Brandýs nad Labem (Czech Republic). – 7 vintage prints. Silver gelatine prints (12.3 × 17.5 cm). Oblong octavo album. The Jewish cemetery in Brandýs nad Labem stands as a striking testament to the former Jewish community of this town in Central Bohemia, which today forms the twin town of Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav together with Stará Boleslav. This historic burial ground preserves gravestones bearing Hebrew inscriptions and traditional symbols of Jewish funerary culture. Some of the stones stand close together; surrounded by vegetation and partly weathered, they convey the character of both a place of remembrance and a historical archive. According to the handwritten inscription in the album, the photographs were taken on 2 October 1957. They document the cemetery at a time when many Jewish burial grounds in Czechoslovakia were poorly maintained in the wake of the destruction of Jewish communities during the Shoah and amidst the conditions of the post-war period. The photographs therefore possess not only photographic value but also significance as sources for local and cultural history: they record the design of individual gravestones, their Hebrew inscriptions, and the condition of the cemetery at that time. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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