Werner Bischof

Magnum Editions: Cat, Zürich, Switzerland, 1942

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Description

Werner Bischof's Cat, Zürich, Switzerland, 1942 captures a white cat resting in soft sunlight, its alert gaze fixed on the viewer. The photograph was made during a formative period in Bischof's career, when the young Swiss photographer was experimenting with color photography and developing the visual precision that would later define his work.

Taken in Zürich during the Second World War, the image reflects Bischof's early interest in light, composition, and everyday subjects. Before becoming internationally recognized for his humanist photojournalism and travels across postwar Europe, Asia, and the Americas, Bischof focused on still lifes, nature studies, and quiet observations of the world around him. These photographs reveal the influence of his training in the applied arts and his pursuit of a refined photographic language rooted in balance and form.

Part of Bischof's recently rediscovered color archive, Cat, Zürich, Switzerland, 1942 offers a rare glimpse into an overlooked chapter of one of Magnum's founding photographers, showcasing an intimate and experimental body of work that remained largely unseen for decades.

Specification

Format: Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 100
Magnum Archive Stamped and Numbered
Size: 8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Image Size: 9 inches (22.86 cm) on the longest side
Square images: 6.5 inches (16.51cm) all sides
Printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper

This print is for personal use only, intended for display in the home or other private spaces. For all other purposes, such as display in public spaces or institutions, publishing the image online or in print, or any other form of usage, permission must be granted by Magnum Photos.

Please note that Magnum Photos is not responsible for any lost or misplaced Letters of Provenance and will not send replacements.

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Framing

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Each frame is handcrafted and made to order, built from solid wood and featuring premium matting and framing-grade plexiglass with approximately 60% UV protection.

Darkroom & Contact Sheet Prints
Each frame is a handcrafted, made-to-order shadowbox, built from solid wood and featuring framing-grade plexiglass with approximately 60% UV protection.

Please allow up to three additional weeks before your order is shipped when ordering a framed item.

Please note: due to the nature of the framing process the artist archival stamp that is on the recto of our Contact Sheet, Darkroom and Magnum Edition prints will be obscured upon framing.

Refund policy

Each of our framed pieces is carefully handcrafted; due to the custom nature of these items and the time and materials involved in their production, we offer refunds under the following conditions:

  • Full Refund: You are eligible for a full refund if you cancel your order within 24 hours of placing it.
  • Partial Refund: If you cancel your order up to one week after it is placed, you are eligible for a partial refund equivalent to 45% of the total order value. This is due to the frame production having already started.
  • No Refunds After One Week: Refunds cannot be issued beyond one week, except in cases of errors on our part—such as production delays, defects, or incorrect items.

If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact our Customer Support Team at shop@magnumphotos.com

Refund Policy

Each of our framed pieces is carefully handcrafted. Due to the custom nature of these items and the time and materials involved in their production, all frames are considered final sale. Refunds or exchanges are not accepted once production has begun, except under the following conditions:

  • Full Refund: You are eligible for a full refund if you cancel your order within 24 hours of placing it.
  • Partial Refund: If you cancel your order up to one week after it is placed, you are eligible for a partial refund equivalent to 45% of the total order value. This is due to the frame production having already started.
  • No Refunds After One Week: Refunds cannot be issued beyond one week, except in cases of errors on our part—such as production delays, defects, or incorrect items.

If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact our Customer Support Team at shop@magnumphotos.comtion

Shipping

All of our prints are shipped flat and separately from other items in your order. Unframed posters are shipped within a sturdy tube.

If you order a framed print will ship carefully packed in bubble wrap and a sturdy box separately from other items in your order.

Please allow an extra three weeks for delivery for all framed items.

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