Graben, Vienna, 1925
Graben, Vienna, 1925
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
Hoppé was educated in Austria in his early teens, and some said he retained an Austrian lilt in his accent throughout his life. After his enormous success as a photographer in Britain, Hoppé fell in love with the mountain village of Mölln, and he purchased a ranch home there where he spent most summers. Though many of his Austrian images depict a romantic, leisurely natural lifestyle, a huge contrast to his bustling life in central London, he also documents the ominous increasing presence of Nazism that would eventually oust him from his tranquil Alpine home.
Life is at its simplest in this spot, where people love and treat their animals as human beings, each one answering to a name, including even the fierce stud bull.
– E.O. Hoppé
Man with Hat, Austria, c. 1921
Man with Hat, Austria, c. 1921
SS Officer at Hitler Family Home, Leonding, Oberdonau, Austria, 1937
SS Officer at Hitler Family Home, Leonding, Oberdonau, Austria, 1937
Street Scene, Rattenburg, Austria, c. 1933
Street Scene, Rattenburg, Austria, c. 1933
Three Women Walking with Pitchforks, Mölln, Austria, 1935
Three Women Walking with Pitchforks, Mölln, Austria, 1935
Two Women in Bathing Suits Looking Over the Wall, Austria, 1934
Two Women in Bathing Suits Looking Over the Wall, Austria, 1934
Wall Plaque, Villach, Austria, 1938
Wall Plaque, Villach, Austria, 1938
Young Couple Dressed in National Costumes, Salzburg, Austria, 1937
Young Couple Dressed in National Costumes, Salzburg, Austria, 1937
Edith and Erica Piesslinger, Austria, 1928
Edith and Erica Piesslinger, Austria, 1928
Farmworker with Scythe Talking with SS Officer, Aschach Valley, Mühlviertel, Austria, 1938
Farmworker with Scythe Talking with SS Officer, Aschach Valley, Mühlviertel, Upper Austria, 1938
Gertraud Braun and Another Woman Picking Apples from the Apple Tree, Austria, 1934
Gertraud Braun and Another Woman Picking Apples from the Apple Tree, Austria, 1934
Gertraud Braun and Dog Lying on the Grass, Austria, 1934
Gertraud Braun and Dog Lying on the Grass, Austria, 1934
Gertraud Braun on the Hill, Austria, 1934
Gertraud Braun on the Hill, Austria, 1934
Gertraud Braun on the Chair, Smoking, Austria, 1934
Gertraud Braun Sitting on the Chair and Smoking Through the Long Cigarette Holder, Austria, 1934
Giant’s Wheel at the Prater Fun Fair, Vienna, Austria, 1933
Giant’s Wheel at the Prater Fun Fair, Vienna, Austria, 1933
Grasmaier in Circular Stairway, Salzburg, Austria, 1933
Grasmaier in Circular Stairway, Salzburg, Austria, 1933
Jakob Wasserman, Austria, c. 1933
Jakob Wasserman, Austria, c. 1933
Jakob Wasserman’s Little Son with Toy Car, Austria, c. 1933
Jakob Wasserman’s Little Son with Toy Car, Austria, c. 1933
Master Piesslinger, Austria, 1928
Master Piesslinger, Austria, 1928
Maultrommel Man The Vice King, Mölln, Austria, c. 1933
Maultrommel Man “The Vice King”, Mölln, Austria, circa 1933
Miss Beiger with Car, Mölln, Austria, 1937
Miss Beiger with Car, Mölln, Austria, 1937
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