Artist Index: Ronkholz, Tata

"Bochum-Wattenscheid Assenbruchstrasse" from the 'Trinkhallen' series. 1978. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 30,9 x 40,4 cm. Titled with archive number 81 and number notation 5/78 by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Tata Ronkholz, a significant figure associated with the Becher School and German objective photography in the 1970s and 1980s, is celebrated for her documentation of urban scenes in the Rhineland and Ruhr region, providing a visual record of post-war architecture and urban development. She primarily focused her lens on cities like Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen, and others in the Rhine-Ruhr area. Her renowned series, "Trinkhallen" (drinking halls), which she began in 1978, features photographs of shop window designs. Her photographic journey began while she was at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where she studied under Professor Bernd Becher, later becoming part of the influential Becher School, alongside other distinguished artists such as Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Thomas Ruff, and Thomas Struth. – Some surface scuff marks/rubbing, small fold in edge upper left, otherwise in very good condition.

"Duisburg-Neudorf, Kammstrasse 131" from the 'Trinkhallen' series. 1978. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 30,5 x 40,4 cm. Number notation 65 by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Some surface scuff marks/rubbing, light surface scratch in upper right near edge, otherwise in very good condition.

"Köln, Adolf-Fischer Strasse 18" from the 'Trinkhalle' series. 1979. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 40,3 x 30,8 cm. Annotated with archive number 211 by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Tata Ronkholz is one of the important protagonists of the Becher School and German objective photography of the 1970s and 1980s. The urban impressions that the artist documented in the Rhineland and Ruhr region depict a cultural memory of post-war architecture and urbanism. Ronkholz mainly photographed in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen and other places in the Rhine-Ruhr region. Her most extensive group of works is represented by her famous "Trinkhallen" (drinking halls) series, which she began photographing in 1978, into which she also integrated photographs of other shop window designs. After studying architecture and interior design at the Werkkunstschule she set up her own business as a product designer. In 1977, she enrolled at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where she began photographing industrial doors with a plate camera. A year later, Ronkholz joined the class of Professor Bernd Becher. Along with Volker Döhne, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth, she was one of Bernd Becher's first students, who would later become legendary as the Becher School. – Edges slightly curled, a few light handling marks, otherwise in near excellent condition.

"Köln-Mülheim, Tiefenthalstr. 26" from the 'Trinkhalle' series. 1982. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 25,5 x 36 cm (31 x 40,5 cm). Annotated with archive number 338 by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Slight buckling in left edge, a few handling dents, edges slightly curled, otherwise in very good condition.

"Köln-Ehrenfeld, Alpenerstr., Ecke Borsigstr." from the 'Trinkhalle' series. 1982. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 25,7 x 36 cm (31 x 40,5 cm). Annotated wiith archive number 354 by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

A few light handling dents, edges slightly curled, otherwise in very good condition.

"Düsseldorf, Lindenstrasse 204" from the 'Trinkhalle' series. 1978. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight Agfa paper. 30,9 x 40,4 cm. Archive number107 annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Corners minimally bumped, minimal crease in lower edge, otherwise in near excellent condition.

"Düsseldorf-Derendorf, Uerdinger Strasse 28" from the 'Trinkhalle' series. 1979. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight Agfa paper. 30,8 x 40,6 cm. Titled and dated as well as archive number172 by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Corners minimally bumped, minimal dent in lower edge, otherwise in near excellent condition.

"Trinkhalle" series (Kiosk Kempener Str. 76, Köln-Nippes). 1983. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 26 x 35,5 cm (31 x 40,5). Estate stamp and number 400 in pencil on the verso.
Slight buckling in edges, a few light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.

"Trinkhalle" series (Leverkusen - Rheindorf. Wupperstrasse 1). 1983. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 24,7 x 34 cm (31 x 40,5). Estate stamp and number 406 in pencil on the verso.
Slight buckling in edges, a few light handling marks, small scuff mark in lower right area, otherwise in very good condition.