Christian von Alvensleben Art for Sale and Sold Prices

b. 1941 -

Christian von Alvensleben discovered his passion for photography already at a young age. During journeys in his youth he created series that were later exhibited in art museums, at Deichtorhallen Hamburg for example. Since 1964, he studied engineering in London. Succeeding, he assisted the photographer Karl-Heinz von Ludwig/Ali Khan in Munich. In 1968, he opened his own studio in Hamburg and from then on worked as a self-employed photographer, advertisement photographer and photo journalist. His best-known photograph 'The sunshine' for an advertisement by Fuji is located in the Deutsche Presse-Museum and the Deutsche Zeitungsmuseum. In 2009, he was honored for his lifework by the Art Directors Club (ADC). The photographer lives and works in Bad Oldesloe close to Hamburg.