Josef Löwy (16 August 1834, in

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– 24 March 1902, in

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) was an Austrian painter, publisher, industrialist and

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court photographer.

Life

In 1848, Löwy moved to Vienna, where he learned

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. He then studied painting at the

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. He opened his first studio in Vienna in 1856. In 1859, he moved to a new studio. One of his premises was related in the Weihburggasse 31, 1 District. In 1861, he joined the ''Photographischen Gesellschaft'' in Vienna and in 1864, he participated in the first photographic exhibition in Vienna. Between 1866 and 1873, he had a summer studio in

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. Since 1872, he worked on the

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processes and he founded a studio for industrial shots in the

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district. In 1873, Löwy joined the Viennese Photographers Association which was founded for the 1873 World Fair in Vienna. This had the license for the production of photographs in the exhibition grounds. In the same year and in part as a result of his participation in the world fair he became court photographer to

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. Among other things, Löwy became known for his industrial photographs, starting from the 1880s, made using

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. In 1885, he founded a dry plate production business with the amateur photographer Josef Plener. He also became internationally known for his photographic reproductions business. The main subjects of his photography were portraits, Viennese architecture, art and nude photography. His company was continued by his widow Mathilde Löwy and then in 1908 by nephew Gustav Löwy under the name "Kunstanstalt J. Löwy".

Works

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1899, in: Österreichische Illustrierte Zeitung, 11. Juni 1899 File:Sarajevo in 1878 (5).jpg, Panorama of Sarajevo in 1878 Löwy published a variety of books:
J.Löwy
in the Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek
Josef Löwy
in the Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek

Awards

* 1873 – Title of Court Photographer (''Hofphotograph'') (by Emperor

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)

Literature

* * ''Welt ausstellen''. Herausgeber Technisches Museum Wien, S. 110–111, Beiträge von: Ulrike Felber, Manuela Fellner-Feldhaus und Elke Krasny dt. /engl.,

External links

Timm Starl, Fotobibl.Biobibliografie zur Fotografie in Österreich 1839 bis 1945 - auf der Homepage der Wiener Albertina
* Österreich-Lexikon) * ; im

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References

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