Studio Biederer
Studio Biederer was a French studio for photography in the time of Art déco, managed by the brothers Jacques Biederer (born 1887; died c. 1942) and Charles Biederer (born 1892; died c. 1942) from Moravská Ostrava, presently in the Czech Republic.
History[]
Their father was Maurice (Moritz) Biederer, their mother was Augustine "Gusti" Biederer. Their siblings were their brothers Emanuel and Hugo and their sister Rosa Biederer.[1]
Jacques relocated to Paris in 1908. Charles followed in 1913 to assist him as a photographer.[2][3][4] The studio was situated at 33 boulevard du Temple, Paris.[5] Published as Éditions Ostra, their photographs during the 1920s and 30s ranged from artistic nudes to sexual fetish studies including bondage, costumed role play, and erotic corporal punishment.[6] They also produced a series of silent fetish movies depicting scenes of dominance and submission such as Dressage au fouet.[7]
The brothers named the business 'Ostra Studio' in homage to their hometown – Moraska-Ostrava.[8][9]
Some postcards bear the signature JB, B, Ostra or a question mark in a triangle. Other photos can identified by style, furniture and models.[2] Biederer was a forerunner of later photographers and artists with similar interests such as Charles Guyette, John Willie and Irving Klaw.[6]
During the German occupation the brothers, who were Jewish, were arrested. Charles was deported with transport 4 from Pithiviers transit camp to Auschwitz-Birkenau on 25 June 1942. Jacques was deported with transport 6 from Pithiviers to Birkenau on 17 July 1942.[1]
Gallery[]
Erotic image of a woman changing a car tire
A woman on a bed
Three naked women
A woman in a corset and chains
See also[]
Literature[]
- Alexandre Dupouy: Les éditions Ostra, L'age d'or du fétichisme. Paris: Éditions Astarté, 2007, ISBN 9782909607191
References[]
- ^ a b The lifes of Jacques and Charles Biederer. ostrastudio.com
- ^ a b Anne O. Nomis: The History & Arts of the Dominatrix. Selbstverlag, 2013, ISBN 978-0992701000, circa page 50 (Auszug)
- ^ About Ostra Studio. ostastudio.com
- ^ French Postcards - The Studios Biederer and Ostra transversealchemy.com
- ^ BNF 15560285
- ^ a b Biederer Studio. ostrastudio.com
- ^ Fetish Movies. ostrastudio.com
- ^ "The Biederer Brothers".
- ^ Dupouy, Alexandre (2019). City of Pleasure: Paris Between the Wars. Korero Press. p. 106. ISBN 9781912740055.
External links[]
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