Ruge, Willi
Heinz Hajek-Halke Painting Willi Ruge's Wife
Los 4242
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500€ (US$ 556)
Heinz Hajek-Halke painting Willi Ruge's wife. 1930s. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 21,6 x 16,7 cm (37,5 x 26 cm). Mounted to original card; dedicated to Heinz Hajek-Halke and signed by the photographer in pencil below the image on the mount; annotated in pencil and collection stamp on mount verso.
Renowned for his daring aerial photography, Willi Ruge was a close friend of photographer and painter Heinz Hajek-Halke. In this image, Ruge adopts a similarly elevated perspective to capture Hajek-Halke as he portrays Ruge’s wife, reflecting their shared interest in experimental viewpoints and dynamic composition. – Some light handling creases and buckling from glue used for mounting, retouched scratch mark in left area, otherwise in good condition.
Spartacist uprising, Berlin. Jan. 5-12, 1919. 4 vintage gelatin silver prints. 8,7 x 14 cm (photo postcards) and 13 x 18 cm. Each annotated in pencil on the verso.
Willi Ruge was known for his dynamic photographic essays published in leading magazines of the 1920s-1930s, and he founded his own picture agency, Fotoaktuell. A daring innovator, he often combined his skills as a photographer and adventurer to place the viewer at the heart of the action, producing striking and original images. Tragically, much of his archive was destroyed during an air raid on Berlin in 1943, making surviving prints exceptionally rare. – A few light handling marks, one with some mirroring in dark areas, otherwise in good condition.
Lit.: Ute Eskildsen/Felix Hoffmann (eds.). Willi Ruge. Fotografien 1919-1953. Göttingen 2017, ill. p. 207.
Sander, August
Männerverein (Men's club), Westerwald
Los 4246
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1.250€ (US$ 1,389)
Männerverein (Men's club), Westerwald. 1930-1940. Vintage gelatin silver print. 12,2 x 17,3 cm. With the photographer’s ink line border, circular blind stamp “August Sander Cöln-Lindenthal” in the lower left, and “Aug. Sander Cöln-Lindenthal Dürenerstr. 201” studio stamp on the verso.
A print of this image is in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. – Small hole in upper right, corners slightly bumped, a few small nicks in edges, several small retouched spots, otherwise in good condition.
Provenance: Wortelkamp Collection
View of Rotterdam. 1930s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 17,5 x 23,8 cm. Photographer's blind stamp in lower left corner; photographer's "Köln-Lindenthal" studio stamp on the verso.
Corners slightly bumped, a few light handling dents, some scratches in the negative in upper right area, otherwise in very good condition.
Schmidt, Michael
Untitled from the series "Frauen"
Los 4249 [*]
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625€ (US$ 694)
Untitled from the series "Frauen". 1998. Gelatin silver print. 30 x 20,2 cm (40 x 30 cm). Signed, copyrighted, dated and numbered "16/32" by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Michael Schmidt’s series "Frauen" (1997–99) comprises 81 black-and-white photographs portraying young women in their twenties, captured in varying degrees of proximity, from intimate close-ups to full-body shots. Originally conceived for EXPO 2000 in Hanover, the series was later exhibited at the 6th Berlin Biennale in 2010. – In excellent condition.
Schadographie 24 b (photogram). 1960. Gelatin silver print on Copyline-P90 paper, printed 1970s. 15,5 x 11,5 cm. Signed by the photographer in ink in lower right corner; annotated in pencil on the verso.
In excellent condition.
Lit.: Museum Ludwig Köln. Photographie des 20. Jahrhunderts. Cologne, 1996, ill. p. 588.
Teufelsberg, Berlin. October 1990. Vintage gelatin silver print. 30 x 38 cm (34 x 41,8 cm). Photographer's stamp on the verso.
Rainer Maria Schopp captured life in Berlin, across Europe, and in the United States through often poetic and quietly observational images. He studied graphic design at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin from 1969-74, and from 1976 worked as a freelance photographer. In 1978, he joined the printing workshop of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler (BBK) at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien; his promising career was cut short by his tragic death at the age of 47. – A few minimal handling dents, otherwise in very good condition.
Lit.: Galerie Mönch Berlin (ed.). Rainer Maria Schopp: Seitenblicke. Exhibition catalog, Berlin 2020, ill. p. 33.
Seeliger, Eberhard
John F. Kennedy in Berlin
Los 4253
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375€ (US$ 417)
John F. Kennedy in Berlin. 1963. Vintage gelatin silver print on Agfa paper. 19,4 x 29,4 cm. Titled and annotated in ball-point pen along with the photographer's copyright stamp and "Stern" archive stamps on the verso.
This photograph captures U.S. President John F. Kennedy during his historic visit to West Berlin on June 26, 1963, alongside Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Mayor Willy Brandt. Taken near the Berlin Wall, the image symbolizes Western solidarity during a tense period of the Cold War. Kennedy’s visit culminated in his iconic “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, affirming U.S. support for a divided Berlin. – Some scuff marks, traces of fixer and handling creases, otherwise in good condition.
Seidenstücker, Friedrich
Zoo visitors, Zoologischer Garten, Berlin
Los 4256
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375€ (US$ 417)
Zoo visitors, Zoologischer Garten, Berlin. 1926-1930s. 5 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 17,5 x 13 cm and smaller. Each with photographer's studio stamp and annotated in pencil on verso.
Corners slightly bumped, some scuff and pressure marks, otherwise in good condition.
Photographer: Lena Connell (1875-1949). George Bernard Shaw. 1909. Vintage gold-toned gelatin silver print. 13,5 x 8,5 cm. Mounted to original studio board.
Adelin Beatrice "Lena" Connell, also known professionally as Beatrice Cundy, was a British suffragette and a well-known photographer whose work is held in the National Portrait Gallery, London. – In excellent condition.
Sino-Japanese War
English album of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Los 4258
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1.750€ (US$ 1,944)
German album of the Second Sino-Japanese War. 1937. Circa 102 vintage gelatin silver prints. Most circa 6 x 9 cm. Inserted in photo corners on black album pages (some wear), annotated in German in white ink below/above the images on the mount, handwritten title page 4 Monate Krieg Shanghai, bound in contemporary cloth album with cord binding.
This album was compiled by a German chronicler, likely a member of the German military mission, who visited the battlefields in and around Shanghai shortly after the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The photographs document scenes of devastation, including damaged buildings, destroyed bridges and rail stations, and fallen Chinese and Japanese soldiers. Most of the images focus on the heavily affected Zhabei district and have detailed German captions and titles, identifying specific sites of destruction. – Some prints with oxidation mirroring, some with light staining/buckling, many in good to very good condition.
Scherbentanz. 1948. Vintage gelatin silver print. 21,7 x 17 cm. With the photographer's copyright stamp on the verso.
Otto Steinert was a key figure in postwar German photography, known for his experimental approach that combined formal precision with abstraction, often exploring texture, shadow, and movement to redefine the expressive potential of the photographic image. – Some pressure marks and traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition.
Hochbahn, Berlin. 1928. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 24,2 x 18,2 cm. With both photographers's copyright stamps (Berlin and Brussels) as well as numbered and annotated in pencil and red ink on the verso.
Sasha and Cami Stone were pivotal figures in Berlin’s vibrant photographic scene during the 1920s and early 1930s, known for their modernist approach that combined commercial, architectural, and artistic photography. Working within the New Objectivity movement and avant-garde design, they produced crisp, formally precise images that celebrated the geometry and dynamism of modern life - from industrial structures and urban landscapes to portraits and interiors. Their studio became a focal point for progressive visual culture in Weimar Berlin, reflecting the era’s fascination with technology, functionalism, and a new visual language. Following the rise of National Socialism, the Stones relocated from Berlin to Brussels in the early 1930s, where they continued their photographic work. – Corners slightly bumped, some scuff marks and small crease in top right corner, otherwise in very good condition.
Funkturm, Berlin. 1929. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 23,2 x 17,4 cm. With both photographer's copyright stamps (Berlin and Brussels) as well as numbered and annotated in pencil and red ink on the verso. Hinge-mounted to mat.
Edges slightly rubbed; circular patterns in the emulsion layer and minor signs of silver mirroring in upper margin, otherwise in very good condition.
Youngsters in Lithuania. Circa 1970. 2 vintage large-format matte gelatin silver prints. Circa 54 x 50 cm. One dated in pencil on the verso.
Some nicks and wear in corners and edges, one print with light brown stain in upper edge, traces of previous mounting with some paper loss on verso, otherwise rich dark prints in good condition.
The Mood. 1970. Vintage large-format matte gelatin silver print. 59,5 x 50 cm. Titled and dated in pencil on the verso.
Some nicks in corners and edges, slight creases upper left corner, traces of previous mounting with some paper loss on verso, otherwise a rich dark print in good condition.
Alone. 1975. Vintage large-format ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 57,3 x 50,4 cm. Titled and dated in pencil on the verso.
Some handling marks, backed tear in lower edge, traces of previous mounting with some paper loss on verso, glue stains from verso showing through in corners.
Séance Blanche I. 1970s. Gelatin silver print, printed 1980s. 40,7 x 30,3 cm. Numbered "5/20" and signed in pencil in lower margin of the print; annotated in pencil on the verso.
The German photographer Karin Székessy is known for her poetic nude studies and precisely staged compositions that often evoke a surreal, dreamlike quality. Using symbolic props and carefully arranged settings, her work challenges conventional representations of the female form with a distinctive, introspective tone. – Corner slightly bumped, some edge wear and small tear in lower margin, otherwise in very good condition.
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