2611 - Plüschow, Wilhelm. Two Boys Wearing Turbans in the Palm Garden. Albumen print. Vintage. On the reverse, the photographer’s stamp “Guglielmo Plüschow NAPOLI” (in purple), as well as the owner’s stamp “Theodor Her” and the handwritten number “1100” (in blue). Circa 1890. Sheet dimensions: 16.3 x 12.3 cm.

Plüschow, Wilhelm. Two Boys Wearing Turbans in the Palm Garden. Albumen print. Vintage. On the reverse, the photographer’s stamp “Guglielmo Plüschow NAPOLI” (in purple), as well as the owner’s stamp “Theodor Her” and the handwritten number “1100” (in blue). Circa 1890. Sheet dimensions: 16.3 x 12.3 cm. See Nicole Canet. Wilhelm von Plüschow. Photographies 1879–1914. Au Bonheur du jour, Paris, 2024, p. 215. - This photograph by Wilhelm (Guglielmo) Plüschow (1852–1930) depicts two boys in fantastical Oriental costumes. Plüschow frequently used the imposing straw hat shown here, placed to the side, in his Palm Garden photographs. - “Idyllic scenes featuring handsome young men and beautiful girls were Guglielmo Plüschow’s photographic passion.” (Peter Weiermair in the foreword to: Guglielmo Plüschow, Erotic Photographs, Cologne, Taschen, 1993). - The photograph, formerly mounted, shows slight pressure marks in the corners and is minimally creased. - Provenance: Likely acquired in 1890 during a trip to Italy by the painter Theodor Her (1838–1892), who also devoted himself to nude photography of male models; has been in his family’s possession ever since; from the estate of Hans von Hoermann.