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LL/56129
Albert Renger-Patzsch
1932
The dancer Mary Wigman performing "Der Weg"

Gelatin silver print
22 x 17 cm
 
Bassenge Photography Auctions
Auction 104, 3 December 2014, 19th - 21st Century Photography, Lot: 4247
 
An iconic image of modern dance, this expressive photograph was later used for the design of a German postage stamp celebrating Wigman's 100th birthday in 1986. It shows Mary Wigman in her perfomance of "Der Weg" and is by one of Germany's most prolific photographers Albert Renger-Patzsch. Wigman was photographed by many renowned artists including Hugo Erfurth, Charlotte Rudolph and Siegfried Enkelmann. Renger-Patzsch's images of the dancer often show a more statuesque and posed figure with a strong momentary expression.
 
LL/56129


 

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