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Hannes Beckmann (German, b.1909) Toys, circa

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Hannes Beckmann (German, b.1909) Toys, circa
<B>HANNES BECKMANN </B></I>(German b.1909)<BR><I>Toys</B></I>, circa 1930s<BR>Silver gelatin print<BR>10-3/4 x 9 inches (27.3 x 22.9 cm)<BR>Signed in pencil on mat: <I>Hannes Beckmann</B></I><BR> <BR>Born in Stuttgart, Beckmann studied at the Bauhaus with Paul Klee (1879-1940), Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), and Josef Albers (1888-1976). In 1932, he traveled to Vienna to study photography. From 1938 through 1944, Beckmann headed a photography studio in Prague. From 1944 through the end of the War, he was in a concentration camp. Upon emigrating to the United States, he became the head of the photography department at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. <B>Condition Report:</B> Photograph has been adhered to mat, minor scuffs on surface, otherwise good condition<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)