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Vennemann, Albert
(1885-1965)Das schöne Berlin

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

Photomontage images from the series "Das schöne Berlin" and "Das neue Gesicht Berlins". 1920s. 3 vintage gelatin silver photo postcards. Each circa 10,2 x 14,5 cm. Each with title and "Original-Handdruck aus der Sammlung Vennemann" as well as copyright text printed on the verso.

These dynamic and modern photomontages by Albert Vennemann reflect the energy and rapid transformation of Berlin into a cosmopolitan metropolis. Known as the “creator of the face of a cosmopolitan city,” Vennemann produced striking photo postcard series such as "Das schöne Berlin" (Beautiful Berlin) and "Das neue Gesicht Berlins" (The New Face of Berlin), in which he combined images of streets, train stations, commercial and industrial buildings into visionary urban compositions. Beyond his work as a commercial photographer, Vennemann supplied imagery for emerging forms of city marketing, including the Berlin advertising magazine Der Wochenspiegel (first published in 1925) and the tourism campaign "Jeder einmal in Berlin" (Everyone Once in Berlin). – Slight mirroring in edges and dark areas, otherwise in very good condition.