Sempervivum tabulaeforme crassulaceae
1928
Sempervivum tabulaeforme crassulaceae
1928
Self-taught, Renger-Patzsch managed the photographic department of the archives of the Folkwang Museum in Hagen from 1921. In 1928, he published “Die Welt ist schön” (The world is beautiful), a series of images of plants, buildings, men and industrial machines, magnified by the use of close-ups. The work became the common reference of the New Objectivity, characterised by a pure and non-artificial style of photography, also represented in Germany by Karl Blossfeldt. Resolutely adverse to pictorial photography, Renger-Patzsch claimed that "the secret of a good photograph – which, just like a work of art, can display aesthetic qualities – is its realism".
| Domain | Photo |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 23,7 x 17,6 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat, 1986 |
| Inventory no. | AM 1986-303 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Albert Renger-Patzsch
(1897, Allemagne - 1966, Pays-Bas) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Sempervivum tabulaeforme crassulaceae |
| Creation date | 1928 |
| Domain | Photo |
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 23,7 x 17,6 cm |
| Inscriptions | CA.AU R. |
| Acquisition | Achat, 1986 |
| Collection area | Cabinet de la photographie |
| Inventory no. | AM 1986-303 |
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky