965 - B. BING (20th), Portrait of a man in a suit, Photogravure

B. BING (20th), Portrait of a man in a suit, Photogravure B Bing (20th century): Male portrait in a suit Portrait of a man in a suit with a serious look, 20th century, Photogravure Technique: Photogravure on Inscription: Lower right signed in the printing plate: "Fot: B. Bing, Wien". Date: 20th century Description: The picture shows a middle-aged man with short hair and a distinctive moustache. The serious, concentrated facial expression and the representative clothing suggest a person from the upper middle-class or political milieu of the period around 1900-1920. A facsimile signature, presumably "Schänker" or similar, can be recognised at the lower edge of the sheet, but it has not yet been possible to attribute it to a clearly identified personality. Keywords: Portrait; Photography; Vienna; Unknown man; Viennese modernism; Early 20th century; Representational portrait; B. Bing Vienna; facsimile signature; 20th century; Realism; Portraits; Austria; Size: : 28,9 cm x 19,4 cm (11,4 x 7,6 in), Depiction: 25,4 cm x 18,3 cm (10 x 7,2 in) Condition: Good condition. Well preserved, with slight age-related discolouration in the margins