Artist Index: Marquardt, Sven

Blindfolded woman. 1989. Vintage gelatin silver print. 21 x 30,5 cm. Photographer's stamp and dated in pencil on verso.

Small indentation mark near right edge at mid-level, a few small spots, otherwise in very good condition.

Portrait. 1980s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 31,3 x 21,6 cm. Signed by the photographer in pencil on verso.

Some handling marks/ creases, corners slightly bumped, a few light surface scuff marks, more visible at an angle, traces of insufficient washing, otherwise in good condition.

Fashion. 1986. Vintage gelatin silver print. 20,8 x 30 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in pencil in lower margin; dedicated, signed and dated by the photographer in green ink on verso.

Some light creases, a few indentation spots and paint traces on recto, corners slightly bumped.

Portrait. 1990. Vintage gelatin silver print. 30,5 x 21 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in pencil in lower margin; dedicated by the photographer in ballpoint pen on the verso.

From East Berlin, Sven Marquardt started his training as a photographer and cameraman at the DEFA studios. After his first publications in the magazines Sonntag and Das Magazin from 1985-1986, he was the assistant of Rudolf Schäfer. He worked as a fashion photographer until the late 1980s for Sibylle together with Roger Melis and Arno Fischer, and he became known for documenting the subculture of the GDR. After the reunification of Germany, he stopped photographing for a period and worked as a bouncer at the Berlin club Berghain, where he soon became a symbolic figure of the club culture. His work has been featured in several exhibitions, and he continues to photograph today. – Crease in upper right, handling dent lower left, stain in upper and lower edge.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner.

Portrait. 1990s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 31 x 21,5 cm. Signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Crease in lower left, several light handling marks, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner.

Portrait. 1990s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 31,2 x 21,5 cm. Signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

A few light handling marks, small stain in lower left corner, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner.

Fashion. 1980s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 20,6 x 14 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso.

Corners bumped, otherwise in very good condition.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner.

Nude portrait. 1980s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 46 x 31 cm. Signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Corners bumped/frayed, small tears and creases in upper edge, traces of previous mounting on verso, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner

Woman with claw gloves on beach. 1980s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 35,7 x 24,2 cm. Signed by the photographer in pencil in lower margin.

Corners bumped, a few light handling marks, liquid mark in upper left corner, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner

Fashion. 1980s. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 21,3 x 14,2 cm (23 x 16 cm). Each with photographer's/copyright stamp on the verso.

Some light handling marks/creases.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner

Nudes. 1980s. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 37,5 x 25,5 cm. Each signed by the photographer in pencil in lower margin.

Each with bumped corners, one with some light handling marks/fold marks, one with backed larger tear in right edge (6 cm) into image, creases in upper right and upper mid section, retouched emulsion loss in upper left edge, some remnants of tape in right edge, a few light handling marks.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner.

Woman and Great Dane. 1980s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 39,7 x 26,8 cm. Signed by the photographer in pencil in lower margin.

Corners bumped/frayed, two creases in lower right corner, a few light handling marks, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner.

Portrait of two women. 1980s. Vintage sepia-toned gelatin silver print. 32 x 22,5 cm. Photographer's stamp on the verso.

From East Berlin, Sven Marquardt started his training as a photographer and cameraman at the DEFA studios. After his first publications in the magazines Sonntag and Das Magazin from 1985-1986, he was the assistant of Rudolf Schäfer. He worked as a fashion photographer until the late 1980s for Sibylle together with Roger Melis and Arno Fischer, and he became known for documenting the subculture of the GDR. After the reunification of Germany he stopped photographing for a period and worked as a bouncer at the Berlin club Berghain, where he soon became a symbolic figure of the club culture. His work has been featured in several exhibitions, and he continues to photograph today. – Corners bumped with small creases, a few light handling creases, some watercolor marks in upper left margin, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the current owner.

Portrait. 1980s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 37 x 25,5 cm. Signed by the photographer in pencil in lower margin.
From East Berlin, Sven Marquardt started his training as a photographer and cameraman at the DEFA studios. After his first publications in the magazines Sonntag and Das Magazin from 1985-1986, he was the assistant of Rudolf Schäfer. He worked as a fashion photographer until the late 1980s for Sibylle together with Roger Melis and Arno Fischer, and he became known for documenting the subculture of the GDR. After the reunification of Germany he stopped photographing for a period and worked as a bouncer at the Berlin club Berghain, where he soon became a symbolic figure of the club culture. His work has been featured in several exhibitions, and he continues to photograph today. – Corners bumped, a few handling creases, otherwise in good condition.

Bondage scene. 1980s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 39,7 x 29,7 cm. Signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Corners bumped, edge wear, stronger diagonal handling creases in right side and upper left corner as well as a few in lower area.