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Munkacsi, Martin
(1896-1963)Umbrellas in the rain

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

Umbrellas in the rain. Circa 1929. Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s by Pierre Gassmann. 22,5 x 30,2 cm (27,5 x 35,4 cm). With “Tirage original de Martin Munkacsi réalisé par Pierre Gassmann Paris” stamp and number in pencil on the verso.

Born in Hungary in 1896, Martin Munkácsi was a pioneering force in both fashion and sports photography. He revolutionized fashion imagery by taking models out of static studio environments and into dynamic outdoor settings, capturing movement, spontaneity, and life. Equally attuned to the energy of everyday scenes, he brought a keen eye for composition to street photography, transforming the ordinary into the visually extraordinary. – Light crease in lower right margin, some retouched lines in mid area, only visible at an angle, otherwise in very good condition.