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ILSE BING (1899-1998) Self-Portrait with Leica, Paris 1931 Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 26,2 x 29,6 cm (10.3 x 11.7 in) Signed and dated by the photographer in ink in the image upper left, signed and dated (incl. print date) by her in pencil on the reverse ABE FRAJNDLICH (* 1946) Ilse Bing, NYC 1986 Vintage silver print 22,6 x 30,5 cm (8.9 x 12 in) Signed and annotated by the photographer in ink in the margin, signed by Bing in ink on the reverse Ilse Bing, born into a grand-bourgeois Jewish family in Frankfurt am Main in 1899, was one of the influential personalities who turned 1930s Paris into a centre of photographic modernism. Her Self-Portrait with Leica of 1931 is a complex self-image, reflecting not just the photographer, but also the photographic idiom of the avant-garde between the wars. The question underlying the auto-portrait is that of her position in the context of creation and influence. Ilse Bing poses with her Leica I - presumably this is her first Leica, purchased in 1929, with which she created photographs that are as virtuosic as they are atmospherically dense. It is no coincidence that the great Emmanuel Sougez called her the "queen of the Leica". In her self-portrait, Bing gives special importance to the camera, the tool of her creations, by positioning it so that it is as prominent as her face. In addition, the mirror and black curtain in the background play an important role for the composition. The mirror motif takes on the role of an image within an image. Together with the focused and concentrated gaze of the subject, it intensifies the existential self-questioning of the young artist. The image has long held its place among the icons of a New Vision; it also stands for an epoch in which women sought to emphasise their independence - using the medium of photography, among others. This icon is accompanied by a 1986 re-staging: Abe Frajndlich visited Ilse Bing in New York, recreating the 1931 setting with the same camera and brooch.