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Sewcz, Hans Martin
(b. 1955)Lebensmittelgeschäft, Ost-Berlin

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

Lebensmittelgeschäft, Ost-Berlin. 1986. Cibachrome print. 30,2 x 40,5 cm. Signed, titled, dated and numbered in black marker on the verso.

Hans Martin Sewcz studied at the Hochschule für Graphik und Buchkunst Leipzig from 1975-1981. In the late 1980s, his photography frequently focused on documenting the commercial displays of department stores and small businesses in the GDR, offering valuable insight into the commercial visual culture under communist rule. – Some minimal scuff marks, small crease in left margin, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lit.: Georg C. Bertsch. SED Schönes Einheitsdesign. Cologne: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1990. Illustrated pp. 44-45.