Los 4239

Rohde, Werner
(1906-1990)Renata

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Renata. 1930s. 2 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17,5 x 12,6 cm. Each with photographer's stamp on the verso.

Werner Rohde studied at the Burg Giebichenstein Kunstgewerbeschule near Halle, where he was encouraged by his professor Hans Finsler to study photography. Rohde participated in the groundbreaking Film und Foto exhibition in 1929, in Stuttgart, showing seven of his photographs. He often used his wife Renata as a model, as in the photos offered here. – Minor surface irregularities, some handling creases/dents, traces of previous mounting on verso, otherwise in good condition.

Lit.: Folkwang Museum (ed.). Werner Rohde. Fotografien 1925-1937. Berlin 1992.