Ludwig (1813) Rauch Sold at Auction Prices

Rauch, Ludwig: Schnee von gestern

"Schnee von gestern", from the series "Noch ein Leben". 2013. Chromogenic print. 45 x 60 cm (51 x 66 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned 3/9 by the photographer in ink on the verso. Born in Leipzig, Ludwig Rauch studied documentary photography at Karl-Marx-Universität, Leipzig between 1981-1985. His photos were first published in several news magazines in the GDR in 1985. Between 1986-1989 he studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig with Prof. Arno Fischer. In January 1989 he emigrated to West-Berlin and since then he has been a freelance photographer and artist. Since 2009 he has been a lecturer at the Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie, Berlin. His work inlcudes portraits of artists and prominent figures, as well as more poetic images such as the one offered here showing parts of the Berlin Wall in the snow. – A few light handling marks, otherwise in near excellent condition. Lit.: Ludwig Rauch. Noch ein Leben. Cottbus 2014, ill. pp. 180-181.