[WARSAW - the palace in Łazienki - view photograph]. [l. 1930s]. Photograph form. 11,...

[WARSAW - the palace in Łazienki - view photograph]. [l. 1930s]. Photograph form. 11.9x17 cm, by Henryk Poddębski.
View of the Palace on the Water in a unique composition with a mirror image of a fragment of the building's body. In the lower right corner imprint: "H. Poddębski". On the back stamp: "Pracownia Fotograficzna Henryka Poddębskiego Warszawa, 7 Zajęcza St., tel. 756-39", "Collection of Dr. Mieczysław Orłowicz" and inscriptions in ink: "Warschau (Warsaw) - Polen. Ehemaliges Königspalast 'Lazienki'", "phot. H. Poddębski". Very good condition.
H. Poddębski (1890-1945) - prominent Warsaw photographer. From 1911 he was associated with the Polish Landscape Society, where he headed the photographic studio for many years. In 1934 his archive numbered more than 6,000 glass plates. In the 1930s he photographed with a small-image "Leica" camera. From 1925 he ran a well-known photographic atelier at 25 Marszalkowska Street in Warsaw. His works were highly appreciated at exhibitions at home and abroad - he received many awards and prizes.