The photographic partnership of Giorgio Sommer and Edmond Behles active in Italy in the 19th century.
For the backmarks, studio stamps and studio marks please refer to Giorgio Sommer.
Stereographs project Business locations Napoli (Naples), Italy Roma (Rome), Italy *[Giorgio Sommer, Edmond Behles; Sommer worked alone and with son in Napoli, 60s-80s; Behles worked alone in Roma, 60s-70s] Roma, Mario de Fiore #28 (same as Behles earlier address), major producers of common views of Italy, 1500+ (continuous series to the #1000s, + some series in the #3000s and 7000s); "Views of Pompeii", on yellow RMs; many of negs. taken earlier by Behles & carried forward into partnership which was apparently formed in late 60s or early 70s; often used single-lens camera and mild hyperstereo; poor lab. processing often led to extreme fading of images. T.K. Treadwell & William C. Darrah (Compiled by), Wolfgang, Sell (Updated by), 11/28/2003, Photographers of the World (Non-USA), (National Stereoscopic Association) |
Credit: National Stereoscopic Association with corrections and additions by Alan Griffiths and others. |
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