Bernard F. Eilers — Bern. F. Eilers Fotograaf

Den Helder: Talsma & Hekking uitgeverij. First edition, first printing. 40 pp.. Condition: Very Good (VG). Some; some toning to covers, some creases in boxl else fine. Amsterdam views, portraits and still lifes by Bernard F. Eilers (1878–1951), a Dutch photographer and lithographer who worked in the pictorialist manner. His atmospheric Dutch scenes draw on Golden Age painting, and he was a pioneer of colour photography, developing a three-colour process he called Foto-chroma Eilers. The book is a monograph in the series on the history of Dutch photography, presenting Eilers as an art and reproduction photographer. Harry Talsma carried out the research and photo selection, and the Dutch-language text includes a bibliography. As issued, the set comprises a 40-page booklet, a folding overview sheet and 30 loose photographs in colour and black and white.