Conrad Ruf

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Conrad Ruf (born August 27, 1840 in Breitnau , † 1922 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German photographer .

Back of a Carte Cabinet , dated 1884

Life

Conrad Ruf was the son of the watch dealer Andreas Ruf and his wife Johanna Bartmann. He began his professional career as a lithographer at the age of 21 . At the age of 24 he first gave the job title “photographer”. From 1865 the name “Ruef, Conrad” is listed in the directory “after professional business” under photographers in the address book. With whom and how he learned the photography trade is not known. Since he will not have space for his own studio at the beginning, it is not known where he was taking portraits at the time. For the years 1868 and 1869, Conrad Ruf is not listed in the Freiburg address book. From 1871 he ran his studio with the painter Alexander Dilger (1826–1906) under the name "Ruf & Dilger". From 1874 the address was “Ludwigstr. 2 ”, which is why there could have been rooms for a photographic studio there. Dilger, the half-brother of the painter Carl Heine had 1865 in Lichtental (Baden-Baden) established a studio and laid this later to Freiburg. The collaboration with Dilger ended in 1884. The "Ruf & Dilger" studio was awarded the title "Court photographer" in 1881 by the Grand Duke of Baden .

Conrad Ruf maintained the premises at Ludwigstrasse 2 beyond 1908. Around 1899 he moved into additional studio space at Kaiserstraße 5 (today: Habsburgerstraße ), where he had moved into a private apartment a few years earlier. This house was built in 1886 by Friedrich Ploch .

C. Ruf was a member of the "Association for the Care of Photography and Related Arts in Frankfurt aM" and since 1885 of the " Photographic Society " in Vienna.

From 1911 his son Konrad Theodor Ruf (1870–1940) continued the business. His mother Josepha, née Ruh, married Conrad Ruf on March 18, 1869 in Breitnau or Freiburg.

Awards

In 1896 Ruf was awarded the "Golden Medal with Portrait and Motto" for meritorious photographic work by the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. In the same year he received the "Knight's Cross II. Class from the Zähringer Löwen " from the Grand Duke of Baden . At the “Photographic Exhibition in Freiburg 1897” his portraits were awarded a “Gold Medal with Honorary Diploma”. Ruf was a royal Saxon purveyor to the court . In 1907 Ruf became the court photographer of the Swedish Crown Princess Viktoria , who was a daughter of the Grand Duke of Baden .

C. Reputation branches

In the period from 1884 to 1910, Conrad Ruf temporarily had several branches in addition to his studio in Freiburg: in Darmstadt ( Riedeselstraße 37 ), Mannheim ( Breitestraße M 1.4 , today: Kurpfalzstraße ) and Basel ( Steinentorberg 20 ). For the period from 1899 to 1906, the “C. Reputation ”in Darmstadt. Between 1870 and 1915 it was not uncommon for photographers to open branches under their names in other cities. These were operated or managed by operators, who were employed photographers, or managers.

Name bearer

A photographer named Carl Ruf can be found in Karlsruhe from 1873 to 1906. For a time he had a branch in Heidelberg on Hauptstrasse. Carl Ruf stated that he was the court photographer of the Grand Duke of Baden. Family connections based on the name are not known.

A photographer Camille Ruf (1872–1939) can be identified in Zurich.

literature

  • Manfred Großkinsky, Birgit Sander: Early photography in the Rhine-Main area 1939–1885 . Giersch House, Frankfurt / Main 2003.

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b Elisabeth Haug: Good light! Photography in Baden 1840–1930 . Der Kleine Buch Verlag, Karlsruhe 2003, p. 106.
  2. ↑ Baptism entry # 23 in the registry of Breitnau, Freiburg State Archives, L 10 No. 1529
  3. ^ For the first time in 1862 there is an entry in the Freiburg address book for "Ruef, Konr [ad] Litogr [aph]". It is assumed that the publications in address books describe the state of the previous year.
  4. ↑ The founding year of the “Atelier for Photography & Painting” is mentioned as 1871 ( Photographische Correspondenz , 12th year, 1875, p. 88). Dilger painted over photographs (Elisabeth Haug: Good light! ). Retouched backgrounds on negatives are also documented ( Photographische Correspondenz , 1875, p. 88). In 1873 the studio had received a "recognition diploma" at an exhibition in Vienna.
  5. ↑ Association and Personal News , in: Photographische Correspondenz , 18th Jg., 1881, p. 144.
  6. ^ Badischer Architects and Engineers Association, Upper Rhine District, Freiburg im Breisgau (Ed.): Freiburg im Breisgau. The city and its buildings . HM Poppen & Sohn, Freiburg im Breisgau 1898, pp. 612–613, digitized .
  7. ↑ C. Ruf had already from 1872 to 1874 the address “Kaiserstr. 5 "specified.
  8. ↑ Details on Conrad Ruf. In: Germany Heiraten, 1558–1929. FamilySearch.org, accessed July 23, 2016 (FHL Microfilm 923,168).
  9. ↑ Small communications. Award , in: Photographische Correspondenz , 33 Jg., 1896, p. 300.
  10. ↑ Awards , in: Photographische Correspondenz , 33 Jg., 1896, p. 505.
  11. ↑ Photographic exhibition in Freiburg iB 1897 , in: Photographische Correspondenz , 34 Jg., 1897, p. 576.
  12. ↑ Awards , in: Photograpische Chronik , XIV. Jg., 1907, p. 202
  13. ^ In Mannheim there was a "C. König "Associé ( Photographische Correspondenz , 21st vol., 1884, p. 170), worked as a photographer, who left in 1886 and went to Naumburg / Saale ( Photographische Correspondenz , 23rd vol., 1886, p. 189)
  14. ↑ See “Alphabetical Directory of Residents” in the Darmstadt address book; in the "house register" indicated with the address "Riedeselstr. 37 ”also the court photographer“ C [arl] Ofen ”, whose studio was run by court photographer (?) Gustav Brandseph from April 1, 1888 to September 16, 1889 as an operator and manager (Source: Joachim Siener: Die Photographie and Stuttgart 1839-1900 , Edition Cantz, Stuttgart 1989, p. 134). In the neighboring house with the address “Riedeselstr. 39 ”was reported by the court photographer“ Ed [uard] Zinsel ”(1858–1950). There is also the entry: "Alfred Ruf (Photographer)".
  15. ↑ Div. Years of the address books of Karlsruhe, population register.
  16. ^ Advertisement, in: Adressbuch Heidelberg 1891, advertisement, page XVI.
  17. ↑ Call, Camille. In: Sikart (status: 2011), accessed on February 16, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Conrad Ruf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Photographic Correspondence  - Sources and Full Texts
Wikisource: See under “D” the address books of Darmstadt  - sources and full texts
Wikisource: See under “F” the address books of Freiburg im Breisgau  - sources and full texts
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Knieß: Photography in Darmstadt. In: Stadtlexikon Darmstadt. Historical Association for Hessen eV, accessed on April 3, 2017 .
  • Martin Dilger: Dilger, Alexander sign and landscape painter, photographer. In: The Black Forest watchmaker named Dilger. Die Familie-Dilger-Seiten, 2011, accessed on April 3, 2017 (see page below; year of birth 1824).
  • NN: Gut Licht - History of Photography in Baden 1840–1930. Architecture and travel photography. In: News & Notes on cultural studies in the region 1/03. Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, 2003, accessed on April 4, 2017 (a catalog was published for the exhibition (April 5 - August 24, 2003)).
  • Illustrations
    • Glottertal (folder). Probably a dedication copy for Grand Duke Friedrich I and Grand Duchess Luise von Baden in “Memory of June 30, 1898” on the occasion of a visit to the same (31 photographs). In: Halbledermappe, Findbuch 69 Baden, Collection 1995 FI: Baden, Collection 1995: Photo collection I. Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, 1898, accessed on April 3, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Call, Conrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ruf, Konrad; Ruef, C .; Ruef, Konrad; Ruef, Konr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Breitnau
DATE OF DEATH 1922
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau