Wilhelm Von Gloeden Artwork valuations, appraisals and auction estimates

Wilhelm von Gloeden, or von Glöden, known as Baron Guglielmo, (Wismar, 16 September 1856 – Taormina, 16 February 1931), was a German photographer who worked mainly in Italy. From a modern point of view, his work is notable for his skillful and controlled use of lighting, as well as the elegant posing of his models. Read the full biography

Wilhelm von Gloeden, or von Glöden, known as Baron Guglielmo, (Wismar, 16 September 1856 – Taormina, 16 February 1931), was a German photographer who worked mainly in Italy. From a modern point of view, his work is notable for his skillful and controlled use of lighting, as well as the elegant posing of his models. The innovative use of photographic filters and skin lotions of his own invention, a mixture of milk, olive oil and glycerin to mask skin imperfections, also contributed to the artistic perfection of his works. Known above all for his studies of male nudes in a pastoral setting of Sicilian boys, which he photographed together with amphorae or costumes inspired by ancient Greece, to suggest an idyllic location in antiquity that refers to Arcadia.