Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)

Rätzke, Thies
Market, Shanghai
Los 4256

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Market, Shanghai. 2006. Large-format, unique C-Print, printed 2011. 90 x 60 cm (105 x 73 cm). Signed and stamped on the verso, framed under plexiglas in wooden frame.

Born in Kiel, the photographer Thies Rätzke studied photography with Dirk Reinartz. Since 2003 he worked as a freelance photographer and in 2020 founded his own agency with a focus on commercial and reportage photography. His extensive travelling has resulted in many global images. – In very good condition.

Reutter, Otto
The German cabaret singer and comedian Otto Reutter
Los 4258

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Photographer: Reichard Lindner. The German cabaret singer and comedian Otto Reutter. Circa 1910. Vintage gelatin silver print. 19 x 12,5 cm. Signed, dated (1919) and dedicated by the sitter in ink in lower portion on recto, flush-mounted to cabinet card (slight traces of use) with photographer's embossed name below image, dedicated by Reutter in ink on mount verso.

This early portrait of Otto Reutter was gifted to his colleague the singer Paul Britton as the dedication on the recto and verso indicate. – Some surface scratches/scuff marks, otherwise in good condition.

Riefenstahl, Leni
Nubian men
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Nubian men. 1963. 2 ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each ca. 30,5 x 39,5 cm. 1 with the photographer's production stamp on the verso, the other signed by the photographer on the verso.

In the later stages of her career, Leni Riefenstahl turned her focus to photography, capturing compelling images during her travels to Africa, including Sudan in the 1960s. Her work featured striking portraits of Nubian men and other indigenous groups, along with the region’s landscapes and customs. While her photography is widely admired for its aesthetic quality, it also attracted criticism due to concerns about her portrayal of these cultures, compounded by her controversial past association with Nazi propaganda. – Edges rubbed, some handling creases, scuff marks and irregularities in ferrotype surface, otherwise in good condition.

Sander, August
Strassenarbeiter (Street workers); Monteur (Mechanic)
Los 4267 [*]

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Strassenarbeiter (Street workers) c. 1928; Monteur (Mechanic) 1929. 2 gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper, printed by Gunther Sander 1970s. 23,3 x 17,4 cm and 24 x 13,5 cm. Each annotated in felt-tip pen on the verso.

These images are part of group II, "Der Handwerker" (Tradesmen), portfolio II/10 and II/11 of "Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts". They belong to August Sander's wide-ranging venture to portray various people of German society and create a collection of types. – Some buckling in upper edge, a few handling marks throughout, traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition.

Lit.: Susanne Lange/Gabriele Conrath-Scholl (eds.). August Sander. Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts (study volume). Munich 2001, ill. pp. 122 and 124.

Schmidt, Michael
Berlin Wedding (Adolf-./Ecke Gerichtstraße)
Los 4269

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Berlin Wedding (Adolf-/Ecke Gerichtstraße). 1976/77. Vintage gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 20,5 x 28 cm (23,8 x 30,3 cm). Signed, titled, dated and copyrighted by the photographer in pencil on the verso. Matted and in original artist's frame, photographer's copyright label on frame verso, therein titled and noted "Vintage v. 77 " by the photographer ink.

Michael Schmidt embarked on his lifelong photographic journey at the young age of 20. He is renowned for his contributions to socio-documentary photography in Germany, characterized by a sober and reality-based style. In 1976, Schmidt established the "Werkstatt für Photographie" in Kreuzberg, Berlin. His notable "Berlin" series depicts the city in an empty, transitional state and cemented his position as a key figure in the "New Topographic Movement" of German photography until his untimely death in 2014. – Minimal buckling in upper/lower edges, corners slightly bumped, minimal handling mark in upper margin, otherwise a fine tonal print in near excellent condition.

Lit.: Michael Schmidt. Fotografien seit 1965. Folkwang Essen 1995, ill. p. 161.

Schenker, Karl
Leni Riefenstahl
Los 4270 [*]

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Leni Riefenstahl. 1923. Vintage gelatin silver print. 30 x 23,7 cm.

Karl Schenker gained recognition for his refined portraits of early 20th-century European cultural figures. Among his subjects was Leni Riefenstahl, whom he photographed in the 1920s, prior to her involvement in Nazi propaganda. Schenker’s portraits of Riefenstahl highlight his talent for capturing glamour, contributing to her early cinematic image while predating the complexities of her later career. – Corners slightly bumped, some handling creases and finger prints, otherwise in very good condition.