Artist Index: Finsler, Hans

"Neues Sehen. Photographien 1928-1931", selected images:"Elektrische Birne", "Eier im Spiegel II", "Sahnemokka-Pralinen", "Faschingsstoff II", "Brücke" and "Flughafenrestaurant". 1928-1929/printed 2003 from the original negatives. 6 gelatin silver prints. Each circa 25 x 17,6 cm (30,3 x 24 cm). Titled and dated in pencil as well as Griffelkunst edition text printed on the verso, in original half-canvas folder with illustrated text brochure.
Klaus E. Göltz et al. (eds.). Hans Finsler. Neue Wege der Photographie. Leipzig 1991, ill. pp. 107,122, 129, 136 and 169. – An attractive selection of some of Finsler's most well-known images. – In near excellent condition.

"Eier im Spiegel II". Before May 1929/1930/printed 2003 from the original negative. Gelatin silver print. 25 2 x 17,7 cm (30,5 x 24 cm). Griffelkunst edition text printed on the verso.

In very good condition.

Lit.: Klaus E. Göltz et al. (eds.). Hans Finsler. Neue Wege der Photographie. Leipzig 1991, ill. p. 169, plate 431.

Advertising photo for Bemberg sock fashion. 1930-31. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on ivory paper. 24,4 x 18 cm. Stamp of Hans Finsler's student Heinrich Koch Halle/S. and estate on the verso.

Hans Finsler was born in Heilbronn. He later studied architecture in Stuttgart and Munich and art history in Munich, Berlin and Halle. In 1922 he took a teaching post at the Burg Giebichenstein Kunstgewerbeschule, near Halle, where he ran an influential photography class. Among his students was Heinrich Koch whose estate this print is from. He returned to Zurich in 1932. In 1929 he took part in the Film und Foto exhibition in Stuttgart, showing 37 of his photographs. – Corners slightly bumped, small tear (1 cm) in upper right corner, otherwise a fine tonal print in near excellent condition.

Provenance: From the estate of Heinrich Koch.

Glass dishes. 1930-31. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on ivory paper. 17,8 x 23,6 cm. Stamp of Hans Finsler's student Heinrich Koch Halle/S. and estate stamp on the verso.

Hans Finsler was born in Heilbronn. He later studied architecture in Stuttgart and Munich and art history in Munich, Berlin and Halle. In 1922 he took a teaching post at the Burg Giebichenstein Kunstgewerbeschule, near Halle, where he ran an influential photography class. Among his students was Heinrich Koch whose estate this print is from. He returned to Zurich in 1932. In 1929 he took part in the Film und Foto exhibition in Stuttgart, showing 37 of his photographs. – Some oxidation mirroring in upper right and lower left, small handling mark in lower right, otherwise a fine tonal print in near excellent condition.

Provenance: From the estate of Heinrich Koch.

Lit.: Klaus E. Göltz et al. (eds.). Hans Finsler. Neue Wege der Photographie. Leipzig 1991.

Selected images. Circa 1928/printed later from the original negatives by Christian Borchert. 3 gelatin silver prints. Each circa 30 x 21,7 cm. 1 annotated in pencil and 2 with Hochschule für industrielle Formgestaltung Halle Archiv stamp on the verso.

In near excellent condition.

Lit.: Klaus E. Göltz et al. (eds.). Hans Finsler. Neue Wege der Photographie. Leipzig 1991, ill. 304, 220 (cat. no. 197).