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Blumenfeld, Erwin
(1897-1969)Blumenfeld Color

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Blumenfeld Color. 1940-1950. 10 dye transfer prints, printed 1984. Each between 30 x 20 cm and 32 x 26 cm (sheet size 47 x 39,5 cm). Each with estate stamp, signed by F.C. Gundlach in pencil and numbered "27/50" on verso. Includes double sheet with title, table of contents, and imprint. Edition PPS Galerie F.C. Gundlach Hamburg. Presented in red linen clamshell box.

Erwin Blumenfeld was a German-born photographer whose radical experimentation and technical mastery helped redefine fashion photography in the 20th century. After early involvement with Dada and photo collage, he moved to Paris in the 1930s and later to New York, where he became a leading contributor to Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Life. Renowned for his innovative darkroom techniques - including solarization, multiple exposures, mirror reflections, and distortions - Blumenfeld infused his images with surreal elegance and psychological depth. His striking fashion and nude studies, celebrated for their bold compositions and daring use of color, bridged avant-garde art and commercial photography, establishing him as one of the most influential image-makers of his era.
– In excellent condition.