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

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)