HOPPÉ (Emil Otto, 1878-1972, German born British Portrait, Travel and Topographic Photographer)

Fine photograph of an unidentified sitter, signed 'E. O. Hoppé', showing an elegant lady half length seated in a chair with her hand to her chin, 7¼" x 6" in mount 14" x 9½", no place, no date, circa

Hoppé was the only son of a prominent banker, and was educated in the finest schools of Munich, Paris and Vienna. Upon leaving school he served apprenticeships in German banks for ten years, before accepting a position with the Shanghai Banking Corporation. He never arrived in China. The first leg of his journey took him to England where he met an old school friend. Hoppé married his old school friend's sister, Marion Bliersbach, and stayed in London. While working for the Deutsche Bank, he became increasingly enamored with photography, and, in 1907, jettisoned his commercial career and opened a portrait studio. Within a few years, E.O. Hoppé was the undisputed leader of pictorial portraiture in Europe.

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Stock No:  38661