Los 4157

Paris, Robert
(b. 1962 )Berlin, Gaswerk Dimitroffstr

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts
Auktionsdatum 5.6.2024

"Berlin, Gaswerk Dimitroffstr.". 1983. Vintage gelatin silver print. 16,2 x 23,8 cm. Titled and dated by the photographer in ink and with photographer's stamp on the verso.

During the 1980s, photographer Robert Paris traversed the deteriorating streets of East Berlin, capturing the decaying facades, forsaken factories, and empty squares. He embarked on a mission to preserve the essence of his city, transforming its buildings, streets, and urban vistas into subjects that he portrayed with a unique blend of nostalgia and stark realism. The transient quality evident in his photographs foreshadowed the imminent decline of the former GDR. – Corners minimally bumped, light impression line in lower edge, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.

Lit.: Robert Paris. Entschwundene Stadt: Berlin 1980-1989. Mitteldeutscher Verlag, 2013.