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Vintage bromide gelatin silver print mounted on green cardboard Germany, 1920s Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897-1966) - German photographer of the 'Neue Sachlichkeit' 3 motifs: Polygonacea Blattadern, leaf ramification of a thistle and Bromeliacae as well as Ananassa sativa Verso on the cardboard typographically inscribed label with information of title, date and photographer Verso on the cardboard stamped 'E.F. *Freundeskreis* Ernst Fuhrmann', 'Folkwang Verlag, Photo: Albert Renger Patzsch', 'Wilhelm Arnholdt Maschinensetzerei Hamburg 20, Falkenried 42' and 'Maya Heya Isolde Arnholdt' Dimensions: each 28.3 x 22.2 cm Good condition Provenance: Estate Wilhelm Arnholdt Albert Renger-Patzsch is regarded an advocate of the objective photo style; similar single photographs fetch up to 20,000 Euros at international auctions These are three photographs from the twenties by the German photographer Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897-1966). Depicted are the three motifs Polygonacea Blattadern, leaf ramification of a thistle and Bromeliacae as well as Ananassa sativa. Albert Renger-Patzsch is regarded an advocate of the objective photo style. His work 'The world is beautiful' (1928) contains 100 cutouts-like represented subject matters of the flora. The stamps on the reverse prove that Albert Renger-Patzsch took these photos for the Folkwang Verlag, whose image archivist he was. The prints were generated from the negatives under the supervision of Ernst Fuhrmann, the director of the publishing house. Fuhrmann gave the archive to Wilhelm Arnholdt when he left Germany. The photographs bear verso on the cardboard a typographically inscribed label with information of title, date and photographer. Also verso on the cardboard of each photograph are the stamps 'E.F. *Freundeskreis* Ernst Fuhrmann', 'Folkwang Verlag, Photo: Albert Renger Patzsch', 'Wilhelm Arnholdt Maschinensetzerei Hamburg 20, Falkenried 42' and 'Maya Heya Isolde Arnholdt'. The photographs are besides some scratches on the surface and minimal abrasion of the edges in good condition. The dimensions are each 28.3 x 22.2 cm. Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897-1966) Albert Renger-Patzsch began photography at an early age of twelve. After he served in WWII he studied chemistry in Dresden. He was the publisher of a number of photography books with scientific illustrations. His style is concentrated on sharply focused and realistic motives that represent New Objectivity well. Renger-Patzsch proclaimed the view that the value of photography lies in the ability to reproduce the reality of an object. His archives had been destroyed entirely during WWII. After the war he moved to Wamel, Möhnsee and lived there for the rest of his life. (tm) 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.