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LENI RIEFENSTAHL (German, b. 1902) STEUERMANN IM RUDERBOOT signed "Leni Riefenstahl" in pencil on mo

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LENI RIEFENSTAHL (German, b. 1902) STEUERMANN IM RUDERBOOT signed  Leni Riefenstahl  in pencil on mo
LENI RIEFENSTAHL (German, b. 1902) STEUERMANN IM RUDERBOOT signed "Leni Riefenstahl" in pencil on mount vintage gelatin silver print mounted on board 119/16 x 91/16 in. (29.4 23 cm) mount: 143/16 x 117/8 in. (36 x 30.2 cm) 1936 ESTIMATE: $12,000-15,000 PROVENANCE Private Collection, GERMANY Once again Riefenstahl asserts herself as a pioneer and master of the photography of sport. This extreme closeup of Steuermann im Ruderboot, translated as "Coxswain in Rowing Boat," beautifully reveals the determination, stress and concentration necessary of the coxswain leading his rowers. The power of the athletes, combined with Riefenstahl's vision, is heightened by her use of staging and lighting. Here she disengages the body from its context and turns it into a compositional variation on a geometric theme. Please refer to Lot 95 for more information about this artist.