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Gäbler, Gerhard
(b. 1952)Leipzig

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Leipzig. 1983. Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Baryta paper, printed 2017. 28,8 x 43,5 (32,8 x 48,2 cm). Photographer's copyright stamp as well as signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil on verso.


Gerhard Gäbler is known for his black and white photographs documenting everyday life in the GDR. Originally trained as a chemist, he later studied photography, turning his lens to his immediate environment and capturing life under communist rule in all its nuances. His work is featured in collections such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the International Center of Photography​. – In excellent condition.

Lit.: Gerhard Gäbler. Zeit ohne Wiederkehr: Fotografien 1978-1989. Leipzig: Lehmstedt Verlag, 2015. ill. p. 16.