Switzerland Orr Couples Photography Collection

Since 1839, the technology of photography has been constantly improved. But photography was not recognized as art unti I 1920.It's doubtless that photography was invented i n the west. After a developing period of a hundred years, photography has become more and more mature. Photography wasintroduced into China in the 19th century and then photography developed rapidly in our country. The Michel and M i chel e A uer couples are the most important photography collectors in the world. Their collection covers photography, photography documents, cameras, posters, postcards, caricatures and objects. The earliest work in ther coll ecti on was shot in 1839, the birth year of photography.By i nqui ring from the bi bliography, I gathered the material s for thi s paper. Then I did some research about the col I ecti on of The A uer couples in the way of case analysis. Their concept of collecting is style diversification and genre coexisting. Besides, they are also camera col I ectors. Thei r col I ecti ng strategy i s obtai ni ng both collection and research. Preparation and publicity are also important parts in their collecting process. They are bound to get considerable value increment and market return.Through the research of The Auer couples' photography collection and the anal ysi s of the col I ecti ng situation in China, we can gain some noti ons of the Chi nese photography col I ecti on strategy as wel I as the establ i shment of the collecti ng system in China. By writing this paper, I hope that I can give the Chi nese photo collectors a kind of reference.