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Tobias, Herbert
(1924-1982)Dick in front of the Window, Hotel Naumur

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Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Dick in front of the Window, Hotel Naumur, Rue Delambre, Paris Montparnasse. 1952. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 34,4 x 34,4 cm (sheet 50 x 40 cm). Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil in lower margin.

Herbert Tobias is known for his psychologically charged portraiture, shaped by influences from dance, Surrealism, and theatrical staging. Emerging in postwar Berlin, he photographed figures from artistic and queer subcultures, often exploring themes of identity, performance, and gender through stylized, collaborative portraits.

Literatur: Herbert Tobias. Photographien. Berlin: Fröhlich & Kaufmann, 1985, ill. p. 51.