Los 4291

Thiemann, Elsa
(1910-1981)Design for wallpaper

Abgabe von Vorgeboten möglich

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

Design for wallpaper. 1930-31. Vintage unique ferrotyped gelatin silver print collage. 49,5 x 38,5 cm. Mounted to board (some wear, time-stained in edges), photographer's estate stamp and number "863" in red crayon on mount verso.

Between 1929-1931, Elsa Thiemann’s formative years at the Bauhaus in Dessau were shaped by influential teachers such as Josef Albers, Joost Schmidt, and most notably Walter Peterhans, who guided her in photography. Her artistic development was heavily influenced by the New Objectivity movement and the emphasis on advertising photography in her Bauhaus education, fostering her appreciation for structure and innovative composition. In 1930, she met her future husband, painter Hans Thiemann. After completing her studies, Elsa returned to Berlin in 1931 and pursued a career as a freelance press photographer until 1960, when she moved to Hamburg with her husband, who had been appointed a professor at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste. – Some retouched spots, a few light surface scuff marks, some pressure marks from mounting and some edge wear in individual prints, photos lifting off of mount in some areas, some mirroring in edges and corners, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: From the estate of the photographer

Lit.: Annemarie Jaeggi/Margot Schmidt (eds.). Elsa Thiemann: Fotografin. Bauhaus und Berlin. Berlin 2004, see pp. 18-27.