„Album Fotografii z Obrazów Malarzy Polskich” (1876–1882) – pionierska warszawska publikacja fotograficznych kopii malarstwa
‟Album of Photographs from Paintings by Polish Painters” (1876–1882) – a pioneering Warsaw publication of photographic copies of paintings

Summary/Abstract: „Album of Photographs from Paintings by Polish Painters” is one of the mostimportant, and today forgotten, undertakings in the history of the publishing market and culturallife in Poland in the second half of the 19th century. Published between 1876 and 1882 in Warsawby the Altenberg and Robitschek bookstore in the form of a series of prints from paintings bycontemporary artists, it was a pioneering publication initiating on the polish market a modernway of popularizing art through photography, which was then considered the most faithfulmethod of reproduction. The reconstruction of the history and content of the publication andits reception among art consumers allowed us to recognize its importance, properly assess it inhistorical terms and place it against the background of artistic life in the 1870s and 1880s and thethen Warsaw publishing repertoire. Presenting the history and role of the „Album...” introducesreflection on the value of specific publications, such as 19th-century photographs of works ofart, into research on the history of publishing and bookselling activities in Warsaw.

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