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List, Herbert
(1903-1975)Die Verzauberten - an der Porta Magica

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Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Die Verzauberten - an der Porta Magica. 1949. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on doubleweight Agfa-Brovira paper. 29,5 x 21,8 cm. Photographer's/copyright stamps and annotated in pencil on the verso.

The German photographer Herbert List was a major figure in 20th-century photography, known for his refined visual language that combined classical aesthetics with the modernist sensibilities of his time. Deeply influenced by his background in art history and his exposure to Surrealism and the Bauhaus movement, List created images that often imbued everyday subjects with a dreamlike or metaphysical quality. His work spans still lifes, architectural studies, and portraits - many of which reflect a quiet, contemplative mood, displaying a fascination with form, light and shadow. A print of this image is in the collection of the Münchner Stadtmuseum.

Literatur: Max Scheler, ed. Herbert List: Italien. Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1995, plate 28 (variant).
Max Scheler and Matthias Harder, eds. Herbert List: The Monograph. Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 2000, ill. p. 273 (variant).