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Erich Lessing, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, 1951

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 EUR Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR
Erich Lessing, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, 1951
Vintage silver gelatin print, press print
Berlin, 1951
Erich Lessing (b. 1923) – Austrian photographer
Archive stamp by Magnum Photo Library, New York, archive stamp ‘ERICH LESSING Archive Vienna/Austria‘, archive number ‘51-01-00/1‘, copyright stamp by Magnum Photos, New York and further handwritten notes and labels on the verso
Image size: 23.1 x 34.2 cm
Good condition
Since 1951, Erich Lessing is a member of the world renowned photo agency ‘Magnum Photos’; the auction record for a photograph by Erich Lessing currently sets at 10,000 Euros
Object is regular taxed. Differential taxation is not possible.
Erich Lessing produced an impressive photographic documentation of the post-war period in Germany. The present vintage press print shows the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church which now serves as a museum and war memorial in Berlin.



The photograph is verso stamped with the archive stamp by Magnum Photo Library, New York, the archive stamp ‘ERICH LESSING Archive Vienna/Austria’, the archive number ‘51-01-00/1‘ and the copyright stamp by Magnum Photos, New York. Besides, it shows further handwritten inscriptions, two labels and the stamp ‘THIS PRINT IS NOT TO BE MOUNTED OR AIRBRUSHED’. The surface of the photograph is slightly scratched and shows a number of handling marks, due to age. The lower right corner of the paper shows several creases, whereas there are a number of smaller creases along the edges and the other corners. The lower edge of the paper is cut without affecting the image. The image size is 23.1 x 34.2 cm and the size of the paper is approximately 25.5 x 35.5 cm.



Erich Lessing (b. 1923)

Born in Vienna, Erich Lessing is one of the most important photographers in Austria. His career began in the late 1940s, when he worked as a photojournalist for the ‘Associated Press’. In 1951, Lessing became a member of the famous Parisian photo agency ‘Magnum photo agency’, founded by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David ‘Chim’ Seymour and George Rodger in 1947. Moreover, Lessing was engaged by the main European newspapers and magazines such as ‘Life’, ‘Paris Match’ or ‘Epoca’. In his oeuvre, Lessing documented a number of milestones of history of the 20th century. As a portraitist, he also accompanied prominent political personalities such as Charles de Gaulle, Konrad Adenauer and Willy Brandt. He recently opened his own photo gallery in Vienna and bequeathed his private archive of 60,000 pictures to the Austrian National Library. (cbo)
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