Estudio Amer Madrid: Traditional Extremadura Architecture & Child (Vintage Photo 40x30CM Kodak BRTF 1940s)

rare original vintage photo - no new print! 

subject: traditional vernacular architecture in the la vera region, cáceres (extremadura, spain), featuring massive stone pillars, wooden balconies, rustic masonry, and a small child standing in a doorway.

photo studio: estudio amer, madrid 

date of creation: early 1940s (circa 1940–1944).

medium: vintage gelatin silver print on premium kodak brtf-2z photographic paper.

dimensions: approx. 40 x 30 cm / 15.7 x 11.8 inches (large exhibition/portfolio size).

condition: very good...excepetional crispness, superb rendering of structural textures (wood, slate stone, clay tiles, clean borders, and an untouched reverse....please also refer to scans which show complete front & back of photo

3rd photo show the kodak cardboard box in which the photo, amongst others, was stored -> it is stamped on bottom: estudio amer, calle serrano 21, madrid

secure shipping: worldwide registered airmail - flat (not rolled) between heavy cardboard to prevent bendmarks and creases...

detailed description

this evocative large-format vintage photograph is a premier architectural and ethnographic record of 1940s rural spain. it showcases a classic multi-story house from the la vera region, built with traditional timber framing and raw slate-stone masonry. the upper floor, featuring a flower-decked iron balcony alongside a rustic wooden gallery, is supported by massive, whitewashed stone pillars that form a sheltered porch below. the scene is beautifully animated by a young local child standing by the wooden entrance door on the far left.

expertly developed in madrid by estudio amer, this exhibition-sized print demonstrates a masterful control of tonal contrast. the prized kodak brtf paper stock perfectly handles the brilliant white highlights of the sunlit plaster while preserving every intricate detail in the shadows under the heavy timber beams. a highly collectible piece for historians of european vernacular architecture, spanish folklore, and fine mid-century photography.

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