ERICH CONSEMÜLLER (1902–1957) - Lot 394

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ERICH CONSEMÜLLER (1902–1957) - Lot 394
ERICH CONSEMÜLLER (1902–1957) Group portrait of the “Bauhaus Masters” on the roof of the Bauhaus school in Dessau, 1926. Vintage silver gelatin print. Handwritten pencil annotations on the back: “photo: Consmüller/Bauhaus Dessau 1926”; list of artists appearing in the photo; printing instructions. Small tear on the right side and a mark on the negative in the lower left corner: “ Joseph Albers, Hinnerk Sche- per, George Muche, Oscar Schlemmer, Wassily Kandinsky, Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee, Gunta Stölzl, László Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, Joost Schmidt, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Herbert Bayer.” 12 x 17 cm. Erich Consemüller (1902–1957), an artist and student at the Bauhaus, documented in a precise and authentic manner the life and work at the Bauhaus during the Weimar and Dessau years through black-and-white photographs. This work offers a glimpse into the world in which the students and their teachers lived during the early years of this school of architecture and showcases the students’ creations, both in the field of interior design and in architecture. Walter Gropius, who was the first director of the Bauhaus in 1919, had entrusted his student Erich Consemüller with this important mission, and Consemüller took approximately 300 photographs between 1926 and 1928. These photographs were then part of the school’s public relations efforts and were intended to showcase the work of students and faculty to the public. It was in the Bauhaus workshops that numerous objects of modern design were created for a new world, ranging from everyday objects to residential buildings. From the very beginning of the Bauhaus, photography played a decisive role there, whether in a playful or experimental context. Thanks to its versatility, photography was particularly well-suited to directly conveying the image of a carefree life at the Bauhaus and to passing on to posterity the atmosphere of an avant-garde youth. Bibliography: bauhaus.photo 100 Photographs from the Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin, Federation of Franco-German Houses, Anja Guttenberger, n.d.
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