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Erich Lessing (b. 1923), In Front of the Airlift Memorial, 1958

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 EUR Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 EUR
Erich Lessing (b. 1923), In Front of the Airlift Memorial, 1958
Vintage silver gelatin print; press print
Berlin, 1958
Erich Lessing (b. 1923) – Austrian photographer
Artist’s stamp ‘ERICH LESSING – MAGNUM Photos’, archive number ‘58-11-4-27‘ and the copyright stamp by Magnum Photos, London on the verso
Sheet size: 24.6 x 16.4 cm
Guter Zustand
Since 1951, Erich Lessing is a member of the world renowned photo agency ‘Magnum Photos’ (founded in Paris in 1947); 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’s photographs are considered as an important contribution to the documentation of the post-war period in Germany. The present vintage press print shows a picture taken in 1958, assembling a group of four people on a park bench and in front of the Airlift Memorial in Berlin. It seems that the constellation of the people was of particular importance to the photographer, since it presents all generations starting with an infant over the boy up to the mother and grandmother.

The photograph is verso stamped with the artist’s stamp ‘ERICH LESSING – MAGNUM Photos’ and the copyright stamp by Magnum Photos, London. Besides, it shows the archive number ‘58-11-4-27‘ on the verso. The lower left corner of the photo paper is minimally creased. The depiction is a bit toned along the upper edge and shows a faint reddish color mark upper left. The image size is equal to the sheet size of 24.6 x 16.4 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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