Romy Schneider in Paris. 1964. Large-format gelatin silver print, printed later. 32,8 x 49 cm (50,5 x 61 cm). Signed, annotated and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Edges slightly bumped, retouched spot in lower left, otherwise in near excellent condition.
Provenance: Directly from the photographer to the present owner.
McBride, Will
Mike und die Anderen schmeißen sich mit Wasser. Schule Schloß Salem
Los 4242
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
2.500€ (US$ 2,604)
Mike und die Anderen schmeißen sich mit Wasser, Schule Schloß Salem. 1963. Gelatin silver print, printed 1990. 54 x 36 cm (61 x 51 cm). Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil, editioned "1/12" and collector's stamp on the verso.
Buckled, a few light minimal handling dents in white margin, otherwise in very good condition.
Lit.: Kurt von Hammerstein/Björn Koll/Jan Künemund (eds.). Will McBride. Salem Suite. Berlin 2014, ill. unpaginated.
Photograms. Printed 1925, reworked circa 1981. 2 matted gelatin silver prints reworked with colored chalk and tempera. 37,5 x 25,5 cm and 27,5 x 37 cm (55,5 x 40,5 cm and reverse). Monogram in lower right corner; signed, annotated and dated by the artist in pencil on the verso, mounted with paper tape to overmat.
In very good condition.
NASA
Buzz Aldrin on the moon, Apollo; Buzz Aldrin standing beside the U.S. flag, Apollo
Los 4244
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500€ (US$ 521)
Photographer: Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, Apollo 11; Buzz Aldrin standing beside the U.S. flag, Apollo 11. July 1969. 2 chromogenic prints on RC paper/ printed later. Each circa 20 x 20,1 cm. Each with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso.
In the first image Buzz Aldrin has just set up the Solar Wind Composition experiment as part of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). – Minimal surface rubbing, flag image with small crease in lower left, otherwise in very good condition.
Lit.: Terry Hope. Spacecam, Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble. 2005, ill. p. 22.
NASA
Buzz Aldrin sets up the Solar Wind Composition experiment, Apollo 11; Buzz Aldrin driving in core tube, Apollo 11
Los 4245
Nachverkaufspreis
500€ (US$ 521)
Photographer: Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin sets up the Solar Wind Composition experiment, Apollo 11; Buzz Aldrin driving in core tube, Apollo 11. July 1969. 2 chromogenic prints on RC paper. Each circa 20 x 20,2 cm. Each with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the verso.
One with light scuff mark, otherwise in very good condition.
NASA
Space Shuttle Discovery liftoff; View of Earth, from the Space Shuttle Atlantis
Los 4246
Nachverkaufspreis
500€ (US$ 521)
Space Shuttle Discovery liftoff, April 28, 1991; View of Earth, from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, Nov.-Dec. 1991. 2 chromogenic prints on Kodak Professional paper. Each circa 23 x 19,2 cm (25,2 x 20,2 cm). Each with NASA number "S39 (S)048" and "S44-77-74" and logo in upper margin; each with mimeographed caption on verso.
Liftoff image with minimal surface scuff marks in upper left, otherwise in very good condition.
New Hebrides Archipelago
Tribes of the New Hebrides
Los 4247
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
750€ (US$ 781)
Photographer: Martin and Osa Johnson (attributed to, 1884-1937, 1894-1953). Tribes of the New Hebrides. 1917/19. 13 vintage gelatin silver prints. Between circa 12 x 16 cm (10) and 18 x 25 cm (3). Most annotated in pencil in French on the verso.
This small collection of 13 photographs shows rare and early images of various tribes of the New Hebrides archipelago, which lies between the Solomon Islands and Fiji to the east of Australia. The natives are also known for their cannibalism, which was still practiced at this time. This collection includes some group portraits of the so-called Big Nambas tribes of northern Malekula and two very rare images of the chief Nagapate of the Big Nambas. The special body ornaments of the men and women, which can be seen on several images, are particularly interesting. Another image shows a dancing-ground in the forest surrounded by ceremonial drums with carved faces. The photos were most likely taken by the famous American explorers and adventurers Osa and Martin Johnson, who can be seen in two of the photographs. Several of these images were illustrated in Martin Johnson's book Cannibal-Land. – Handling marks/creases, some with fading/discoloration, some tears, otherwise some in good condition.
Lit.: Martin Johnson. Cannibal-Land. Adventures with a Camera in the New Hebrides, Boston 1922, ill. pp. 89 and 143.
Untitled (photogram). 1939. Vintage, unique, large-format gelatin silver print. 35,2 x 27,4 cm. Mounted to board, mounted in mat.
Charles Niedringhaus graduated as one of five students in the first class of the Institute of Design in 1942. While still a student, he worked as an assistant to Institute Director László Moholy-Nagy in the basic product design workshop and assisted in two seminars on contemporary art and design issues. After graduation, Niedringhaus's expertise in furniture design and production quickly caught the attention of Hans Knoll, who was seeking talented designers for Knoll Associates. Niedringhaus's long and successful career with Knoll began in 1950 when he assisted Herbert Matter in the production of the Knoll Index of Designs. – Some buckling from mounting, some surface soiling, otherwise an attractive, large print in very good condition.
Provenance: Estate of Charles W. Niedringhaus.
Christie's. Light, Volume and Form: Photographs from the Shalom Shpilman Collection, May 24-June 2, 2016, lot 64.
Pabel, Hilmar
Album of reportage photos taken by Hilmar Pabel
Los 4249
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
1.000€ (US$ 1,042)
Album of reportage photos taken on various trips by Hilmar Pabel. Late 1950s/early 1960s. 48 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 23 x 17 cm, 17 x 17 cm and 17 x 13 cm. Mounted on album pages, bound in contemporary green cloth album (slightly soiled, spine minimally faded). First page with handwritten dedication by Hilmar Pabel to his father for his 75th birthday in ball-point pen, signed and dated "1961".
Hilmar Pabel was the first German reportage photographer to receive the “Kulturpreis für Photographie” in 1961. This album features an extraordinary collection of images from Pabel’s travels to various countries, including Saudi Arabia, where he captured King Saud and his favorite son, Prince Mashhur, as well as the wedding of King Hussein of Jordan and his English-born wife, Princess Muna, along with intimate family moments. The collection also includes photographs from Pabel’s trip to Africa, Pablo Picasso at the bullfights in Spain, and a renowned image of John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, and his wife at a reception in Vienna in 1961. Many of these images have become iconic in the field of reportage photography. – Most photos in very good condition.
Untitled (photogram). 1947. Vintage unique gelatin silver print. 9,8 x 11,5 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in ink and photographer's stamp on verso, mounted in mat.
The American artist and photographer Frank Paulin was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in New York City and Chicago. At the age of 16 in 1942, his photographic education began as an art apprentice at Whittaker-Christiansen Studio, Chicago. In 1944, Paulin joined the Army and he spent two years in the Signal Corps in Europe. During this time, Paulin developed his documentary artistic style by photographing wartime devastation of German cities. In 1946, Paulin returned to Chicago and enrolled at the Institute of Design. By the end of the 1950s, Frank Paulin's educational résumé included studies at the New School under the renowned art director Alexey Brodovitch. – Creases in corners, stronger in upper right, otherwise in very good condition.
Provenance: Christie's. Light, Volume and Form: Photographs from the Shalom Shpilman Collection, May 24-June 2, 2016, lot 50.
Photographische Gesellschaft Berlin, Neue
Trees in Reinhardswald
Los 4251
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
375€ (US$ 391)
Trees in Reinhardswald (?). Circa 1902. 8 vintage matte gelatin silver prints. Each circa 30 x 40 cm and reverse. Neue Photogr. Gesellsch. A.G. Berlin Steglitz 1902 in the negative in lower left/right corner.
Corners bumped, a few corners with paper loss, otherwise in good condition.
Zu Hause in Neufünfland. 1993. 10 cibachhrome prints mounted to mat (some detached). Each 13,7 x 43 cm (30,5 x 51 cm), Each signed, dated and numbered "3/10" below image on margin. Edition PPS Galerie Berlin. Presented in original clamshell box with printed collophon.
Hans Pieler was a German photographer known for his conceptual and documentary work, often exploring architectural and cultural themes. One of his notable series, "Zu Hause in Neufünfland," humorously portrayed families in North Rhine-Westphalia in their domestic settings using a panorama camera, providing a unique view of everyday life in the region. – Some pressure marks and light handling creases, otherwise in very good condition.
Tabletop composition. 1948. Vintage unique gelatin silver print. 24,1 x 19,2 cm (25,2 x 20,1 cm). Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil on verso, hinge-mounted in mat.
Allen Porter attended the School of Design (later the Institute of Design) from 1946 to 1949. The Institute of Design was originally founded as The New Bauhaus: Chicago School of Design in 1937 by László Moholy-Nagy. It was established as the successor to the German Bauhaus, which had been dissolved in 1933 under pressure from the National Socialists. The school continued the Bauhaus philosophy of modernist, human-centered design. In 1939, the school moved to a new location and was renamed the School of Design. It later merged with the Illinois Institute of Technology's College of Architecture, led by Bauhaus alumnus Mies van der Rohe, and in 1944, it was renamed the Institute of Design in Chicago. – In very good condition.
Provenance: Christie's. Light, Volume and Form: Photographs from the Shalom Shpilman Collection, May 24-June 2, 2016, lot 78.
Photographer unknown. Images of Prague. 1968. 20 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 13 x 18 cm. Inserted in photo corners on album pages, in green calico album (some indentations) with cord binding.
This album contains photographic documents taken by an unknown amateur photographer during the Soviet-Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. The photographs were mainly taken in Prague, where desperate groups of people confronted the Russian tanks. – Some photos with creases, especially in edges, several strong prints in very good condition.
Leaves (photogram). 1946. Vintage unique gelatin silver print. 13,6 x 17,7 cm. Mounted to board, inscribed in ball point pen on mount verso, mounted in mat.
Slight buckling, a few crease marks near right and left edge, otherwise in good condition.
Provenance: Christie's. Light, Volume and Form: Photographs from the Shalom Shpilman Collection, May 24-June 2, 2016, lot 79.
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.
Reichstag Berlin
Documentation album of the demolition of the Reichstag Dome, Berlin
Los 4257 [*]
Nachverkaufspreis
400€ (US$ 417)
Documentation album of the demolition of the Reichstag Dome, Berlin. October-November 1954. Circa 90 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints and various newspaper clippings. Various sizes, between 17 x 23 cm and 11 x 9 cm and reverse. Mounted to album pages (some loose), many with captions below/beside the image on the mount, bound in 2 contemporary imitation leather albums (slight wear, one with loose cover) with embossed Berlin emblem on front cover.
These two comprehensive and well-designed albums, created for the Allgemeine Spreng- und Tauchgesellschaft Böll, Berlin-Schöneberg Meraner Str. 50 as well as for a coworker of the company, document the period between October and November 1954, when the Reichstag Dome was to be demolished due to poor static structure in danger of collapsing. The first detonation was not fully successful and had to be repeated on November 22, 1954. – Some photos with silver mirroring in edges and buckling, otherwise in good to very good condition.
Reutter, Otto
The German cabaret singer and comedian Otto Reutter
Los 4258
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375€ (US$ 391)
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.
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.
Locomotives. 1930s. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. 27 x 34 cm and 25 x 34,5 cm. Each mounted to board (slightly soiled), each signed by the photographer in pencil in lower right on mount; each with photographer's stamp and one also annotated in pencil on mount verso.
The American photographer William Rittase was known for his industrial photographs that appeared in a number of publications during the 1930’s, most notably Fortune Magazine. His images often depicted the growing American manufacturing sector, as well as the American worker. Rittase’s photographs were included in the exhibition "Murals by American Painters and Photographers" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1932. His work is also included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Houston MFA. – Some surface scuff marks, some retouched spots, one with light crease mark in upper area, otherwise in very good condition.
Martin Wuttke as Arturo Ui. 1995. Cibachrome print. 32 x 21,5 cm (40 x 30). Signed, copyrighted, dated and titled by the photographer in felt-tip pen on label on verso.
The photojournalist Karin Rocholl is well-known for her extensive portfolio of portraits featuring cultural figures. Her ability to establish a close rapport with her subjects often enables her to capture elusive and prominent individuals in a more authentic and unguarded light. A significant portion of her work has been published in the pages of Stern magazine. In this portrait, she depicts actor Martin Wuttke as Arturo Ui in the renowned Bertolt Brecht play Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui. – Some minimal handling creases, otherwise a rich tonal print in excellent condition.
Rocholl, Karin
Martin Walser, Schloss Neuhardenburg
Los 4262
Nachverkaufspreis
700€ (US$ 729)
Martin Walser, Schloss Neuhardenberg. 2011. Gelatin silver print, printed 2016. 23 x 34,5 cm (30,2 x 40,2 cm). Signed, titled, dated and copyrighted by the photographer as well as signed by Martin Walser in pencil on verso.
Light handling creases, otherwise in near excellent condition. With: Brochure, Gedenkfeier für Martin Walser, 16. November 2023.
Lit.: Karin Rocholl. Der Zweite Blick. München: Knesebeck Verlag, 2013. ill. p. 30-31.
Düsseldorf, Bürgerstrasse 14 from the "Trinkhallen" series. 1979. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 30,9 x 40,4 cm. Archive number "128" annotated 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 known for her documentation of urban scenes in the Rhineland and Ruhr regions, providing a visual record of post-war architecture and urban development. She primarily photographed cities such as Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Essen in the Rhine-Ruhr area. Her renowned series "Trinkhallen" (drinking halls), which she began in 1978, features images of refreshment kiosks, often incorporating other shop window designs. Ronkholz's photographic training began at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Professor Bernd Becher, later joining the influential Becher School alongside notable artists such as Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Thomas Ruff, and Thomas Struth. – Two light handling dents in left mid-section and upper left area, otherwise in near excellent condition.
Ronkholz, Tata
Odenthal, Altenburger-Dom-Strasse 3
Los 4264
Nachverkaufspreis
2.000€ (US$ 2,083)
Odenthal, Altenburger-Dom-Strasse 3 from the 'Trinkhallen' series. 1982. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 28,6 x 39,4 cm. Archive number "332" annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Minimal irregularity to ferrotype surface in upper portion, otherwise in near excellent condition.
Girl at Gee's Bend. 1937. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 27,6 x 35,5 cm. Stamped "Arthur Rothstein Photograph from the Collection of Grace Rothstein" on verso, titled and dated "Gee's Bend 1937" in pencil on verso, annotated by another hand in pencil on verso.
Arthur Rothstein is renowned for his work with the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, capturing iconic images of rural poverty with a humanistic approach that conveyed dignity and resilience. His photographs not only documented the era’s struggles but also influenced public perception and policy by highlighting the harsh realities of poverty. One of his most celebrated images, Gee’s Bend, 1937, depicts the lives of African American sharecroppers in Alabama, capturing a moment of introspection and dignity amidst challenging conditions. Prints of this photograph are part of the collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Birmingham Museum of Art. – Corners slightly bumped, some handling creases and buckling along edges of print, otherwise in very good condition.
Die Bombe ist ausgelöst.... 1942. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 15 x 11,5 cm. Typed press text and collection/date stamp on the verso.
This image brings to mind Willi Ruge's series "I Photograph Myself During a Parachute Jump" for which Ruge actually jumped out of a plane with a parachute. The text on the verso of this print reads: "Der Flugzeugführer hat seine Ju 88 gerade wieder abgefangen. Die körperliche Belastung, durch den Sturzflug hervorgerufen, ist doch deutlich auf seinem Gesicht erkennbar". Ruge was known for his photographic essays published in the magazines of the 1920s-30s, and he founded his own picture agency Fotoaktuell. Both a daredevil and photographer, he attempted to place the viewer in the center of the action and thus achieved truly innovative images. Sadly, his archive was destroyed during an air raid on Berlin in 1943, making his photographs very rare. – A few light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.
Sander, August
Strassenarbeiter (Street workers); Monteur (Mechanic)
Los 4267 [*]
Ergebnis (inkl. Aufgeld) *
4.000€ (US$ 4,167)
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.
Sargent, Robert F.
Into the Jaws of Death, June 6, 1944
Los 4268
Nachverkaufspreis
2.500€ (US$ 2,604)
Into the Jaws of Death, June 6, 1944. Ferrotyped gelatin silver press print, printed 1959. 18 x 22,8 cm. Several paper labels with handwritten and printed text, United Press International Photo agency stamp, date stamp (partially covered) and annotated in pencil and crayon on the verso.
A chief photographer's mate in the United States Coast Guard, Robert F. Sargent captured this iconic image during the troop landing phase of Operation Neptune, the naval component of the Operation Overlord Normandy invasion, commonly known as D-Day. The photograph, one of the most reproduced from the D-Day landings, shows soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division disembarking from an LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) launched from the U.S. Coast Guard-crewed USS Samuel Chase at Omaha Beach. The image was famously referenced in the opening landing scene of the 1998 Hollywood film Saving Private Ryan. – Corners bumped, creases/buckling throughout, one stronger crease in lower left, some surface scuffing/scratches.
Schmidt, Michael
Berlin Wedding (Adolf-./Ecke Gerichtstraße)
Los 4269
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3.000€ (US$ 3,125)
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.
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.
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