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Portfolio - The Early Work. 1936-1945 

Werner Bischof Estate 

The photographer Werner Bischof set up his studio near the end of the thirties in a suburb of Zurich. After 1939, Switzerland had become an island of liberalism surrounded by a sea of fascism. Treating it as his ivory tower, Bischof devoted himself to his work as a studio photographer and portraitist, perfecting his photographic technique and training himself to be a master of seeing. Patience, care and precision were cultivated, and, as a result, a highly poetic language of images emerged.

Over the following years, the Zurich studio was to become the center of Werner Bischof's production. There... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1934

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Dandelion flower. 1934. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1935

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Vine. 1935. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1935

SWITZERLAND. Zürich. Caterpillar. 1935. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1935

SWITZERLAND. 1935. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1935

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 1935. School of Arts (Kunstgewerbeschule).... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1936

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. "Floating snails". 1936. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1936

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Farm yard. 1936. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1936

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Carved scroll. 1936. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1938

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Projected light. 1938. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1938

SWITZERLAND. Spider web. 1938. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1939

SWITZERLAND. Zürich. 1934.
Schoolwork. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Onion. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Photomontage. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Snail shell. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Snails. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Mercury. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Streams. Drawing made by Werner BISCHOF... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Buffalo skull. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. "Nude back". 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. "Butterfly". 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Snails. 1942. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. Tin soldiers. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 1941. Photogram 3.

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 1941. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1941

SWITZERLAND. Zurich. 1942. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1943

SWITZERLAND. 1943. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1943

SWITZERLAND. Stud farm of Avenches. "Break". 1943. 
Portfolio - Major Features 

Werner Bischof Estate 2006

Album: 5 images 
Portfolio - Bischof, Werner 

2006

Album: 3 images 
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