Herbert Matter
1938
Beach (Ripples in sand)

Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
24,1 x 20,3 cm
 
Bassenge Photography Auctions
19th - 21st Century Photography, 3 June 2015, Lot: 4279
 
Born in Switzerland, Herbert Matter studied painting in Geneva and Paris and was connected to the Bauhaus. He emigrated to America in 1936 and worked for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. From 1958 - 1968 he taught photography at Yale.
 
LL/59815