Erwin Blumenfeld
EXHIBITION May 1 — Jul 15, 2009









ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Nude Study, NYC), ca. 1952
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1952
30 x 11,5 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Marguerithe von Sivers on the Roof of Blumenfeld´s studio at 9, Rue Delambre, Paris), 1937
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1937
30 x 24 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Lisette, Paris), 1937
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1937
29,8 x 24,1 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Lisette, Paris), 1937
gelatin silver print, negative print, solarization, printed ca. 1937
30 x 24,2 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Lisette, Paris, 1937
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1944
33,5 x 26,3 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
La femme et le plâtre brisé (Jill, Paris), 1937
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1937
24,2 x 29,9 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
My first Self Portrait, Berlin, 1911
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1950
35,5 x 27,8 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Self-Portrait as the Sunday Painter, Zandvoort, Holland), 1928
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1928
ca. 23 x 34 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Self-Portrait, Amsterdam), ca. 1933
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1933
30,4 x 23,9 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Self-Portrait in the Pines, Holland), ca. 1932-35
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1918
39,7 x 30,2 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Maroua Motherwell à la Seurat, NYC), 1942
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1942
33,7 x 26,5 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Double Portrait, Paris (Jill), ca. 1936-38
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1936-38
30 x 24,1 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Legs à la Seurat (Maria Motherwell), New York, 1942
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1945
32,9 x 25,4 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Manina, Paris, 1936
gelatin silver print, solarization, printed ca. 1936
30 x 24,1 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Shadow, New York, 1942
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1957 or earlier in the 50s
33,8 x 26,2 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Teddy Thurmann, New York, ca. 1950
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1950
33,5 x 26 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Maroua Motherwell, New York, 1942-43
gelatin silver print, solarization, printed ca. 1942-43
34,2 x 27,1 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Hair, Paris, 1937
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1937
29,9 x 24,3 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Valeska Gert, Cabaret Performer, Paris, ca. 1938
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1938
30 x 23,7 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Leonor Fini, Paris, ca. 1938
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1938
29,9 x 24,2 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (New York), 1945
gelatin silver print, solarization, printed ca. 1945
34,1 x 27,1 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Teddy Thurman, NYC), 1943
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1943
31,9 x 24,6 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Fashion Assignment, New York), 1945
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1945
34,3 x 27,2 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Model with Doll´s Hair over one Eye, Paris), ca. 1938
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1938
29,9 x 24,2 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Muth (Blumenfeld´s favorite model), Paris, ca. 1938
gelatin silver print, mounted on cardboard, printed ca. 1938
30 x 24,2 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Double Nude, NYC), 1940s
gelatin silver print, solarization, printed ca. 1940s
33,2 x 24,1 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Nude, NYC), ca. 1952
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1952
33 x 26 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Untitled (Nude, NYC), 1948
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1940s
33,5 x 26 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Nude Light/ Shadow, New York, 1952
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1952
34 x 26 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Apple Valley: 2/22/2006, 7:32 am – 8:32 am, N 34°30.850' W 117°12.266', from the series '1h', 2006
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Norway 2: 7/11/2007, 5:27 pm – 6:27 pm, N 69°45.199' E 020°29.497', from the series '1h', 2007
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (*1961)
Algeria 2: 1/09/2008, 4:38 pm – 5:38 pm, N 21°48.913’ E 006°30.297, from the series '1h', 2008
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Cambodia: 4/04/2007, 4:24 pm – 5:24pm, N 13°24.093' E 103°51.568', from the series '1h', 2007
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Leipzig: 5/03/2006, 6:04 pm – 7:04 pm, N 51°22.126' E 012°09.310', from the series '1h', 2006
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Norway 1: 7/14/2007 – 7/15/2007, 11:28 pm – 0:28 am, N 69° 37.661' E 018°13.470', from the series '1h', 2007
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Dubai: 5/10/2006, 6:47 am – 7:47 am, N 24°47.435' E 055°56.493', from the series '1h', 2006
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Spitzbergen: 9/17/2006, 8:45 am – 9:45am, N 78°13.370' E 015°40.024', from the series '1h', 2006
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Tokyo: 10/28/2005, 2:03 pm – 3:03 pm, N 35°40.460' E 139°45.243', from the series '1h', 2005
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Los Angeles: 2/23/2006, 4:04 pm – 5:04 pm, N 34°03.712', W 118°20.979', from the series '1h', 2006
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Oman: 5/12/2006, 6:44 am – 7:44 am, N 24°43.562' E 055°57.061', from the series '1h', 2006
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Algeria 1: 6/20/2007, 7:02 am – 8:02 am, N 22°54.402' E 005°40.083', from the series '1h', 2007
12 gelatin silver prints, mounted on cardboard
35 x 46 cm (each)
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK (* 1961)
Iguacu (1), 2007
c-print / mounted / framed
178 x 215 cm
© Hans-Christian Schink / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
Exhibition Text
Parallel to the exhibition Degrees of Stillness, works by Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969) will be on view in the Private Showroom of the gallery. Erwin Blumenfeld dedicated himself with precision to fashion and nude photography – albeit with a Dadaist's audacity and the elegant combinatory techniques of Surrealism. A selection of his work, guest curated by the New York-based gallerist Deborah Bell, will coincide with the exhibition of Blumenfeld's Dada montages at the Berlinische Galerie. The theme of the main exhibition Degrees of Stillness - captured time - is continued by the presentation of the series 1h by Hans-Christian Schink.