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Silver gelatin print on Baryta paper Berlin, Germany, 1961, printed later Robert Lebeck (b. 1929 ) - German photographer and photojournalist Verso with blue photographer's stamp as well as inscribed, dated, signed and numbered 'Alfred Hitchcock in Hamburg 1960 © Robert Lebeck. 30/30' Very good condition Sheet size: 40.7 x 30.4 cm Provenance: Private collection Hamburg, Germany Intriguing portrait of the 'Master of Suspense'; Lebeck's photographs fetch up to 4,000 euros on the international auction market This portrait by Robert Lebeck was shot in 1960 and shows Alfred Hitchcock in Hamburg. Standing in the middle of a tunnel, the famous British film director has turned his back to the camera. The photo is part of a series, created when Hitchcock and his wife visited the Hanseatic city. Robert Lebeck is one of the great German documentary photographer who portrayed innumerable personalities from the realm of politics and culture such as Konrad Adenauer, Alfred Hitchcock, Joseph Beuys, Elvis Presley and beautiful women like Jackie Kennedy or Romy Schneider. The present photograph is number 30 from a limited edition of 30. The photograph is in very good condition with only minimal wear. The verso bears the photographer's stamp, here the work is inscribed, dated, signed and numbered in black ink 'Alfred Hitchcock in Hamburg 1960 © Robert Lebeck. 30/30'. The sheet size is 40.7 x 30.4 cm. Robert Lebeck (b. 1929) Born in Berlin in 1929, Robert Lebeck studied in Zurich and New and is self-educated in the field of photography. From 1952 onwards he worked as a photojournalist for various newspapers and magazines and for a year he was chief editor at GEO magazine. At a later stage he worked for the German magazine 'Stern' once again. Lebeck gained international fame in 1960 with the series of photographs 'Africa in the Year Zero', documenting the independence of the Congo. The photographer is also a major collector of 19th century photographs, part of which are located at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany. In 2001 Robert Lebeck returned to Berlin where he still lives and works today. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Due to the legal obligation for the resale royalty in the art market the following applies: As a result of its membership in the AV Kunst, Auctionata charges additionally to the hammer price the contribution to the AV Kunst of currently 2.1% of the revenues from the sale of fine arts and photographs pro rata towards the buyer. More information about royalty right in our T&C.