Biography
1902 born in Düsseldorf as Otto Umbehr. 1916 joined the "Wandervogel"-Movement. 1921 training at the "Bauhaus" with, among others, Johannes Itten. 1924 first contacts with photography. 1926 engaged as a portrait photographer with DEPHOT under Simon Guttmann, 1933 DEPHOT dissolved; freelance photographer and photo reporter. 1938 guarantee contract with Ullstein publishers. Since 1945 in Hannover; publicity photography, local reporter with "Hannoversche Presse". 1957–1972 teacher of photography in Bad Pyrmont, since 1965 also teacher in Hannover and Hildesheim. Died 1980 in Hannover.
portfolio 3
Portfolio 1980
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
Selfportrait, c. 1930
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
29 x 22 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
Ruth with Mask, 1927
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
17,8 x 12,8 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
Portrait W.B., 1928
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
23,5 x 17,5 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
Kolja Wassilieff paints Valeska Gert, 1928
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
23,5 x 17 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
Dreamers, 1928/29
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
29 x 21 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
Slippers, 1928/29
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
23 x 16,7 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
Berlin School for variety artists, 1930
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
22,5 x 28,5 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
Weird street, 1928
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
28 x 20 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
On the beach, 1928
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
29,5 x 21 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
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UMBO (Otto Umbehr) (1902–1980)
Clown Grock, 1928/29
gelatin silver print, printed 1980
29 x 22 cm
© Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne 1980 / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
The portfolio contains ten autographed original photographs and is published in a limited edition of fifty copies and a further five for the artist. Of the fifty, twenty-five are published in the USA. The photographs were printed on Kodak paper Ektalure G by Christine Sander under the supervision of UMBO. Due of the sudden death of UMBO some photographs in a few portfolios could not be signed. They are authorized on the verso by means of an estate stamp and the signature of his daughter, Phyllis Umbehr.