Photographische Sternkarten (March 17, 1906)

March 17, 1906

Max Wolf and Joh. Palisa

Associated Names
Wolf and Palisa

Artist, German, active late 19th - early 20th century

This is a photograph of a star chart. The image displays a grid overlaying a field of stars against a dark background. The chart is titled "Photographische Sternkarten" and is credited to Joh. Palisa and Max Wolf, dated 1906. The stars appear as small dots scattered across the surface, with occasional larger points indicating brighter stars or celestial objects. The framework of the chart is marked with coordinates along the edges. A spherical blur in the upper portion might indicate a lens artifact or a notable celestial feature. The overall appearance is a meticulous and systematic capture typical of an early 20th-century astrological or astronomical study.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

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Inscriptions

Printed in letterpress, across top on sheet: PHOTOGRAPHISCHE STERNKARTEN / von / JOH. PALISA und MAX WOLF; upper left: BLATT 40.; upper center: RED. AUF 1855.0 : - 1m 5s, + 4'.3; upper right: AEQUIN. 1875.0; printed in letterpress, bottom left: BRUCE-TELESKOP. / AUFGENOMMEN von M. WOLF.; bottom center: PLATTE: NR. 1451 / REPRODUZIERT von M. WOLF.; bottom right: 1906, MÄRZ 17, 7h 20m.8 bis 10h 44m.8 M.Z. KÖNIGSTUHL. / BEARBEITET von J. PALISA und J. RHEDEN.; very bottom left, in smaller font: BROMSILBERKOPIE VON DER ÖSTERR. PHOTOGR. GESELLSCHAFT IN WIEN.; very bottom right, in smaller font: BUCHDRUCK VON M. SALZER IN WIEN.; on verso, in graphite by unknown hand, upper right: GC94/L1270.9

Wikidata ID

Q64157849

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