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Helbig, Konrad
(1917-1986)Young male nude with outstretched arm

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Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Young male nude with outstretched arm. 1950s. Vintage ferrrotyped gelatin silver print on Leonar paper. 30,2 x 24 cm. Photographer's copyright/studio label on the verso.

After returning from Soviet captivity in 1947, the German photographer and art historian Konrad Helbig devoted his work to the study and photographic documentation of Mediterranean cultures. While best known for his architectural and travel photography, he also produced intimate studies of young male nudes, often in Sicily. These photographs, situated within the tradition of Wilhelm von Gloeden and Guglielmo Plüschow, were revealed only after his death.

Literatur: Wolfgang von Wangenheim, ed. Konrad Helbig: Ragazzi. Heidelberg: Braus, 2000.