HIGHLIGHTS
EXHIBITION Sep 12, 2018 — Feb 28, 2019






















ERNST FUHRMANN / FOLKWANG-AURIGA VERLAG (1886–1956)
Vogelkirsche, Blattknospe, Prunus avium, ca. 1933-35
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1933-35
ca. 24 x 18 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERNST FUHRMANN / FOLKWANG-AURIGA VERLAG (1886–1956)
Euphorbia / Wolfsmilch, ca. 1930
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1930
ca. 24 x 18 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERNST FUHRMANN / FOLKWANG-AURIGA VERLAG (1886–1956)
Leinkraut, Linaria vulgaris, ca. 1933-35
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1933-35
ca. 24 x 18 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERNST FUHRMANN / FOLKWANG-AURIGA VERLAG (1886–1956)
Taumel-Lolch (blühend), Lolium temulentum, ca. 1933-35
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1933-35
23 x 16,9 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERNST FUHRMANN / FOLKWANG-AURIGA VERLAG (1886–1956)
Siegmarswurz, Samenstand, Malva alcea, Malvaceae, ca. 1933-35
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1933-35
23 x 16,9 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERNST FUHRMANN / FOLKWANG-AURIGA VERLAG (1886–1956)
Pfaume / Plum, ca. 1930
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1930
22,7 x 16,8 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERNST FUHRMANN / FOLKWANG-AURIGA VERLAG (1886–1956)
Odermennig, Samenstand, Agrimonia eupatoria, ca. 1930
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1930
ca. 24 x 18 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERNST FUHRMANN / FOLKWANG-AURIGA VERLAG (1886–1956)
Vogelnestwurz, Neottia nidus-avis, ca. 1930
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1930
ca. 24 x 18 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERNST FUHRMANN / FOLKWANG-AURIGA VERLAG (1886–1956)
Rizinus, Euphorbiaceae, 1928-33
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1928-33
ca. 24 x 18 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

RUDOLF SCHWARZKOGLER (1940–1969)
6. Aktion, Photo: Michael Epp, from the Edition 'Aktionen Wien 1965/66', Galerie Krinzinger, 1966
gelatin silver print, mounted, printed 1980
39,3 x 29,4 cm
© The Estate of Rudolf Schwarzkogler / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

FLORIS M. NEUSÜSS (*1937)
Nachtbild, Kassel, aus der Serie 'Nachtstücke' / Night Picture, Kassel, from the series 'Nocturnes', 1989
unique photogram on gelatin silver paper, mounted
45 x 32,5 cm
© Floris M. Neusuess / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ANONYMOUS
Ohne Titel (Vier Möwen) / Untitled (Four seagulls), 1930s
gelatin silver print, on postcard stock, printed ca. 1930s
8,4 x 13,4 cm
© Public Domain / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JULIUS SIMONSEN (1876–1943)
Möwen / Seagulls, 1931
gelatin silver print, on postcard stock, printed ca. 1931
8,3 x 13,4 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895–1946)
Ohne Titel (Tauben) / Untitled (Pigeons), ca. 1925 - 1930
gelatin silver print, solarized, printed ca. 1925-1930
28 x 20,6 cm
© Hattula Moholy-Nagy; VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

AUGUST KREYENKAMP (1875–1950)
Kleiner Perl-Falter / Small Fritillary, ca. 1930
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1930
38,5 x 28,3 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERICH CONSEMÜLLER (attributed to) (1902–1957)
Ohne Titel (Materialstudie, Metall) / Untitled (Material Study, Metal), ca. 1926 - 1931
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1926-1931
8 x 11,1 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HORACIO COPPOLA (1906–2012)
Crystal Bottles, Buenos Aires, 1928
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1928
17,9 x 12,1 cm
© The Estate of Horacio Coppola / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

MARTA HOEPFFNER (1912–2000)
Feuervogel / Firebird, 1940
gelatin silver print of a photogram, printed ca. 1940
16,5 x 12,1 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

SIGMAR POLKE (1941–2010)
Ohne Titel (Paris, Obelisk) / Untitled (Paris, Obelisk), 1971
unique gelatin silver print
23,4 x 17,5 cm
© The Estate of Sigmar Polke ; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895–1946)
Fotogramm / Photogram, 1922
gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1929
39,8 x 29,8 cm
© Hattula Moholy-Nagy; VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JITKA HANZLOVÁ (*1958)
Untitled, from the series 'Horses', 2011
archival pigment print
27 x 19,5 cm
© Jitka Hanzlová; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Hair, Paris, 1937
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1937-1945
29,9 x 24,3 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

GERTRUD ARNDT (1903–2000)
Untitled (Portrait Wera Meyer-Waldeck, Dessau, Head as Negative Shot), 1930
gelatin silver print, printed ca. late 1950s
23,9 x 17,6 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

UMBO (OTTO UMBEHR) (1902–1980)
Träumende, 1928/29, from Umbo Portfolio (10 Photographien 1927- 1930), 1928/29 / 1980
gelatin silver print, printed 1980 by Christine Sander, published by Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne, 1980
21 x 29 cm
© Umbo Portfolio, 1927-1930, Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895–1946)
Die Schauspielerin Ellen Frank, ca. 1929-1932
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1929
27,7 x 21 cm
© Hattula Moholy-Nagy; VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

SIBYLLE BERGEMANN (1941–2010)
Katharina Thalbach, Berlin, 1973
early gelatin silver print
25,1 x 16,7 cm
© Nachlass Sibylle Bergemann; Ostkreuz / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

UMBO (OTTO UMBEHR) (1902–1980)
Rut Maske, 1927, from Umbo Portfolio (10 Photographien 1927-1930), 1927 / 1980
gelatin silver print, printed 1980 by Christine Sander, published by Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980
17,8 x 12,8 cm
© Umbo Portfolio, 1927-1930, Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ERWIN BLUMENFELD (1897–1969)
Hat Fashion, Vogue Series, New York (Hat and Jacket by John Frederics), 1945
gelatin silver print, printed 1945
35,4 x 28 cm
© Yvette Blumenfeld Georges Deeton / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

WERNER ROHDE (1906–1990)
Empire-Hut / Empire-Style Hat, 1930
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1930
17 x 12,2 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

OTTO STEINERT (1915–1978)
Bildnis Gaby / Portrait of Gaby, 1953
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1953
39,8 x 30,2 cm
© Nachlass Otto Steinert; Fotosammlung Folkwang Museum / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

PAUL CITROEN (1896–1983)
Portrait Truus Bisschop, 1931
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1931
23,8 x 7,9 cm
© Estate of the Artist; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

PAUL CITROEN (1896–1983)
Estella, 1932, from Paul Citroen Portfolio (10 Photographs 1928-1933), 1932 / 1980
gelatin silver print, printed 1980 by Ulrich Görlich under the supervision of Paul Citroen, published by Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1980
22,5 x 16 cm
© Paul Citroen 1928-1933, Portfolio 2, Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

GRIT KALLIN-FISCHER (1897–1973)
Ohne Titel (Freddo Bartolucci als Engel) / Untitled (Freddo Bartolucci as Angel), ca. 1928 - 1930
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1928-1930
26,3 x 19,8 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

RUDOLF KOPPITZ (1884–1936)
Junge Sizilianerin / Young Girl from Sicily, after 1930
gelatin silver print, mounted under mat, printed after 1930
25,6 x 26,8 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HEINRICH RIEBESEHL (1938–2010)
Uwe, 13.6.1967, from Heinrich Riebesehl Portfolio (10 Photographs 1967-1982), 1967 / 2005
gelatin silver print, printed 2005 by Jochen Rohner under the supervision of Heinrich Riebesehl, published 2005 by Galerie Kicken Berlin
33,9 x 30,5 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

AUGUST SANDER (1876–1964)
Der Maler Heinrich Hoerle / Painter, Heinrich Hoerle, 1928
gelatin silver print, mounted, printed before 1972 by Gunther Sander
36,7 x 27,2 cm
© Photographische Sammlung SK Stiftung Kultur; August Sander Archiv, Köln / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HEINRICH KÜHN (1866–1944)
Ohne Titel (Rudolf Katzung, Radierer) / Untitled (Rudolf Katzung, etcher), 1901
brown gum print
49,6 x 48 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

AENNE BIERMANN (1898–1933)
Helga 9 1/2 Jahre alt, ca. 1930
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1930
22,1 x 17,8 cm
© Public Domain / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HUGO ERFURTH (1874-1948)
Otto Dix, 1932
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1932
28,3 x 22,8 cm
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HELMAR LERSKI (1870–1956)
Worker from Germany (probably 'East Prussian Farmer's Son'), from the Series 'Köpfe des Alltags', 1928 - 1931
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1928-1931
28,7 x 22,6 cm
© The Estate of Helmar Lerski; Museum Folkwang / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

GRIT KALLIN-FISCHER (1897–1973)
Ohne Titel (Portrait Edward L. Fischer) / Untitled (Portrait Edward L. Fischer), ca. 1928 - 1933
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1928-1933
8,1 x 10,7 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JOSEF ALBERS (1888–1976)
Das neueste Angebot, 1928
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1928
15,4 x 28,3 cm
© The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

UMBO (OTTO UMBEHR) (1902–1980)
Pantoffeln, 1928/29, from Umbo Portfolio (10 Photographien 1927- 1930), 1928/29 / 1980
gelatin silver print, printed 1980 by Christine Sander, published by Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980
23 x 16,7 cm
© Umbo Portfolio, 1927-1930, Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

JAROMÍR FUNKE (1896–1945)
Untitled (Frau mit Maske / Woman with Mask), 1925
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1925
21,2 x 29,1 cm
© Miroslava Rupesová / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

UMBO (OTTO UMBEHR) (1902–1980)
Ruth Spinne, 1927
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1980
11,9 x 16,9 cm
© Phyllis Umbehr / Galerie Kicken Berlin / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2018

MAN RAY (1890–1976)
Sleeping Woman (Solarization), 1930
gelatin silver print, printed late 1970s to early 1980s by Pierre Gassmann
20 x 27 cm
© Man Ray Trust, Paris / VG Bild- Kunst, Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ANDRÉ GELPKE (* 1947)
Antibes, 1978
gelatin silver print, printed 1978
40,9 x 27,4 cm
© André Gelpke / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

CHRISTER STRÖMHOLM (1918–2002)
Carmen, 1960s
gelatin silver print, printed later
23,7 x 28 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

PAUL CITROEN (1896–1983)
Im Theater, 1929, from Paul Citroen Portfolio (10 Photographs 1928- 1933), 1929 / 1980
gelatin silver print, printed 1980 by Ulrich Görlich under the supervision of Paul Citroen, published by Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1980
22,5 x 16 cm
© Paul Citroen 1928-1933, Portfolio 2, Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

VERNACULAR / ANONYMOUS (GERMAN)
Ohne Titel (Gestikulierende Frau), ca. 1980
c-print, printed ca. 1980
7 x 10 cm
© Public Domain / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

ALEXANDER HACKENSCHMIED (HAMMID) (1907–2004)
Maya, 1942
gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1942
22,2 x 13,2 cm
© Tino and Julia Hammid / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

AUGUST SANDER (1876–1964)
Sekretärin beim Westdeutschen Rundfunk in Köln / Secretary at West German Radio Station, Cologne, 1931
gelatin silver print, printed 1979 by Gunther Sander
29 x 21 cm
© Photographische Sammlung SK Stiftung Kultur; August Sander Archiv, Köln / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2018 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

HERBERT BAYER (1900–1985)
Glas Eyes, ca. 1928, from Bauhaus Portfolio II, 1919 - 1933, 1928 / 1985
gelatin silver print, published by Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1985
27,3 x 20,4 cm
© Bauhaus Portfolio II, Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1985

KATT BOTH (1905–1985)
Atikah Cigarettes, 1930-31 from Bauhaus Portfolio II, 1919 - 1933, 1930-31 / 1985
gelatin silver print, published by Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1985
27,3 x 20,9 cm
© Bauhaus Portfolio II, Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1985

T. LUX FEININGER (1910–2011)
Bauhaus Band, ca. 1928 from Bauhaus Portfolio I, 1919 - 1933, 1928 / 1985
gelatin silver print, published by Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1985
17 x 12,5 cm
© Bauhaus Portfolio I, Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1985

WALTER FUNKAT (1906–2006)
Glass-Spheres, Metal Festival, 1929, from Bauhaus Portfolio I, 1919 - 1933, 1929 / 1985
gelatin silver print, published by Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1985
7,2 x 12,1 cm
© Bauhaus Portfolio I, Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Cologne 1985

FLORIS M. NEUSÜSS (* 1937)
Ohne Titel (Körperbild, München) / Untitled (Body Image, Munich), 1965
unique photogram, gelatin silver paper, mounted on linen, 1965
210 x 103,5 cm
© Floris M. Neusuess / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
Exhibition Text
Kicken Berlin’s fall exhibition, entitled Highlights, shows a selection of iconic photographs of the twentieth century in a dialogue of forms and motifs.
The camera makes visible things otherwise hidden to the human eye. A close-up of a butterfly wing and split-second shots of seagulls in flight open up fascinating perspectives into the nature of things. Organic forms and serial structures inspired the artists of Neues Sehen and Neue Sachlichkeit, such as László Moholy-Nagy, Horacio Coppola and Ernst Fuhrmann’s Folkwang-Auriga Verlag.
Modernism’s new modes of seeing led to the abstractions in Moholy-Nagy’s and Marta Hoepffner’s photograms, echos of which can be heard in Sigmar Polke’s playful photographic explorations of the world as well. The Bauhaus was a hotbed of the Neues Sehen movement, unifying the various experimental perspectives of Gertrud Arndt, Erich Collein and Umbo, among others. This visual language — of cropping and alienation — continues to influence artists today, such as in the work of Jitka Hanzlová.
A selection of portraits distills the history of photography in the twentieth century. Looking modernism in the face is taken literally here, such as in the intense portrait of painter Otto Dix by Hugo Erfurth, rendered in the finest detail. Helmar Lerski modelled the protagonists in Köpfe des Alltags (Everyday Heads) with light like sculptures, and Cologne artist Heinrich Hoerle looks out at us from an image from August Sander’s major typological social study, Menschen des 20. Jahrhundert (People of the Twentieth Century). Moholy-Nagy’s portrait of Ellen Frank and Ruth mit Maske (Ruth with Mask) by Umbo are two icons of Neues Sehen. Aenne Biermann and Erwin Blumenfeld, Grit Kallin-Fischer, Heinrich Kühn, Werner Rohde and Otto Steinert round out the survey. Works by Heinrich Riebesehl and Sibylle Bergemann extend the shows reach into the 1970s. (Carolin Förster)
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Artists
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Josef Albers
1888–1976
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Gertrud Arndt
1903–2000
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Sibylle Bergemann
1941–2010
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Aenne Biermann
1898–1933
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Erwin Blumenfeld
1897–1969
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Paul Citroen
1896–1983
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Erich Consemüller
1902–1957
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Horacio Coppola
1906–2012
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Hugo Erfurth
1874–1948
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Folkwang Auriga Verlag & Archiv
1921–1935
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Ernst Fuhrmann
1886–1956
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WALTER FUNKAT
1906–2006
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Jaromír Funke
1896–1945
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André Gelpke
*1947
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Jitka Hanzlová
*1958
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Marta Hoepffner
1912–2000
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Grit Kallin-Fischer
1897–1973
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Rudolf Koppitz
1884–1936
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August Kreyenkamp
1875–1950
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Heinrich Kühn
1866–1944
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Helmar Lerski
1871–1956
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Man Ray
1890–1976
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László Moholy-Nagy
1895–1946
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Floris M. Neusüss
1937–2020
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Sigmar Polke
1941–2010
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Heinrich Riebesehl
1938–2010
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Werner Rohde
1906–1990
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August Sander
1876–1964
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Rudolf Schwarzkogler
1940–1969
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Otto Steinert
1915–1978
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UMBO
1902–1980
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Vernacular Anonymous