Jaroslav Rössler
Foma

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Artist Jaroslav Rössler (Czech, 1902–1990)Czech, 1902–1990

CultureCzech

Titles

Foma

Date1934

PlacePrague, Czech Republic

MediumCarbro print

DimensionsImage: 4 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (10.3 × 7.7 cm)
Sheet: 4 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (10.3 × 7.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.2049

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Manfred Heiting Collection of Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionFrom photography’s inception in 1839, methods of capturing the world in color were zealously pursued. Hand-colored prints in the 19th century gave way to technical advances of the 20th century. In the 1930s and 1940s, Czech photographer Jaroslav Rössler became one of the first specialists in the complex “carbro” color process, which was the favored process for color images that were destined for the printed pages of magazines. Rössler’s creative advertisement presented a geometric stack of Foma film products, topped by its newest roll film. The colorful, tower-like arrangement suggested the durability and modernity of the company’s offerings.
ProvenanceArtist; Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "35-9 \ Trogue / Carbro / [signature]"

Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower edge: "DK / P8803007"

The photograph is signed in pencil, verso of sheet: "Rossler"

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