BRIDAL NIGHT Germany 1931 Heinz Perckhammer Photos

Die Brautnacht (The Bridal Night) and Flucht aus der Ehe (Escape(?) from Marriage) a very rare, two volume set published in Germany by the Verlag fur Kulturforshung (Magnus Hirshfeld), 1931. Texts relate to the "wedding night", proper sexual intercourse for newlyweds, marriage "how-tos" as well as dealing with problems of infidelity and the urge to "escape" from married life. Touches on the problems of marriage and infidelity, prostitution, drug and alcohol addictions. Profusely illustrated with photographs, charts and artwork. 

The highlight lies at the back of the Die Brautnacht volume where "Mein Album", a group of six original photographic nudes are bound into the book in the form of a photo album. The photographs are uncredited, however details in the listings of German rare book dealers indicate that the photos were made by Heinz von Perckhammer. Perckhammer is celebrated for his very beautiful photobook, Edle Nacktheit in China, a book of Chinese female nudes, published in 1928.

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EURO-TRIP Photos Books Postcards May + June Shows

It's spring and time to head back to Europe this year for an extended trip including Paris, Verona and Berlin. I will be traveling from May 14th to June 10th. Email me if you'll be at any of the shows and we can get together for coffee, lunch, cocktails. First stop, Paris for a week of catching up with colleagues and friends, then off to ...

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... Verona in northern Italy for the 124th Veronafil the venerable and 
overwhelming stamp, coin and postcard show May 22, 23 and 24th ... 

... and back to Paris for the 65th Cartexpo the following weekend, May 29 & 30th ...

... on the 31st, to Berlin for a few days to look at art, buy some books and 
hang out with colleagues and friends ...

... and one more bounce back to Paris for a full weekend with 
two outdoor fairs, the San Sulpice Book Fair June 4th to the 8th ...

... and the 52nd Bievre International Photo Fair June 6 & 7th just outside Paris

Current and upcoming exhibitions in Paris I'm looking forward to include Lumiere Le Cinema Invente at the Grand Palais, the Germaine Krull retrospective at the Jeu de Paume, Tattoos & Tattooists extended at the Branly Museum and at La Halle Saint Pierre, the outsider art exhibition space, Les Cahiers Dessines

Germaine Krull ~ Self Portrait ca.1925
 

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Next Show: New York Postcard Show June 13 ~ 15th New Venue!

Advertising for book publisher, Italy circa 1925  SOLD

It's time once again for the New York City Postcard Show June 13 to the 15th. Note that the show has moved to a new venue, the Holiday Inn on 57th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. It is a venue used years ago and, happily there are now more cafes and restaurants in the area. There is also a convenient crosstown bus on 57th Street.

Here's a selection of my recent arrivals, all of which will be available for purchase at the show. Prices on request. I look forward to seeing you there.

Vittorio de Sica from a series of cinema portraits by Nanni, Italy circa 1935

 Czech photo-montaged real photo,1930  SOLD

 

Surreal Hungarian holiday fantasy, circa 1935

 City of the Future Genoa Italy, circa 1905

Kabaret Lucerna Czech advertising, circa 1920s

 Bal Tabarin, Paris Montmartre Night Club, lithograph circa 1905

 Portugal liqueurs advertising, Paris circa 1925  SOLD

 

Italian fashion plate, lithograph circa 1920  SOLD

Cabaret Can-Can dancer, hand-applied watercolors, Paris 1915  SOLD

Poster show advertising, Berlin 1929

 Women's health exhibition Kassel, Germany circa 1920s  SOLD

 

Italian WWII regimental propaganda "Death's Door",1930s

 

 Pin-up mascot, Italian sharp-shooters, circa 1940

Hand-tinted real photo deco style nude, French 1925

 

 Miss Angelica Tattooed Lady, German 1905

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The BRIDAL NIGHT Germany 1931 Heinz Perckhammer Photos

Die Brautnacht (The Bridal Night) and Flucht aus der Ehe (Escape(?) from Marriage) a very rare, two volume set published in Germany by the Verlag fur Kulturforshung (Magnus Hirshfeld), 1931. Texts relate to the "wedding night", proper sexual intercourse for newlyweds, marriage "how-tos" as well as dealing with problems of infidelity and the urge to "escape" from married life. Touches on the problems of marriage and infidelity, prostitution, drug and alcohol addictions. Profusely illustrated with photographs, charts and artwork. 

The highlight lies at the back of the Die Brautnacht volume where "Mein Album", a group of six original photographic nudes are bound into the book in the form of a photo album. The photographs are uncredited, however details in the listings of German rare book dealers indicate that the photos were made by Heinz von Perckhammer. Perckhammer is celebrated for his very beautiful photobook, Edle Nacktheit in China, a book of Chinese female nudes, published in 1928.

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