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Renger-Patzsch, Albert
(1897-1966)Agave

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Agave. 1930s. Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, likely vintage. 22.8 × 17 cm. Signed and titled by the artist in red ballpoint pen, with additional annotations in pencil and red felt-tip pen on the verso.

Albert Renger-Patzsch, a central figure in the early 20th-century New Objectivity movement, championed a photographic style rooted in clarity, precision, and formal rigor. His work reveals a deep appreciation for the structural beauty of both natural and industrial subjects, emphasizing their inherent design without romanticization. In his botanical studies, he brought the same disciplined attention to detail, highlighting the sculptural and expressive qualities of plants through a lens of objective observation. – Edges slightly rubbed, some light surface irregularities and handling creases, otherwise in good condition.

Lit.: Ann Wilde, Jürgen Wilde, and Rainer Stamm (eds.). Die Welt der Pflanze: Photographien von Albert Renger-Patzsch und aus dem Auriga-Verlag. Ostfildern-Ruit, 1998.