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Seidenstücker, Friedrich
(1882-1966)The actor and photographer Julius Arnfeld at work at the Berlin Zoo

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Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

The actor and photographer Julius Arnfeld at work at the Berlin Zoo. 1930s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 18 x 13 cm. Photographer's studio stamp and annotated in pencil on verso.

Julius Arnfeld began his career as an actor, working at various theaters. In Breslau he directed at the Lobe Theater, among others, where he supported the young Heinz Rühmann. As a Jewish artist, he was banned from working in 1933, so he tried to survive as a photographer, with little success. In 1942 he was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto. He survived the camp, but he sadly suffered the loss of his murdered family. – Edges rubbed, some scuff marks and creases, otherwise in good condition.

Lit.: Berlinische Galerie, Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst, Fotografie und Architektur (ed.). Friedrich Seidenstücker. Von Nilpferden und anderen Menschen. Fotografien 1925-1958, compare ill. p. 107.