Lot 97: AENNE BIERMANN, 1898-1933 ACENTAURIA MOCHATA, CIRCA 1931

Silver Print, titled in pencil and with photographer's 'aenne biermann, gera, d.w.b./nr.' wetstamp annotated in pencil '3054/C' on the reverse, also annotated '3054/C' a second time, stamped 'Linden-Verlag/München', annotated '...C 43' and with other numerical notations also in pencil on the reverse,

PROVENANCE

The photographer.
Thence by descent.
LITERATURE AND REFERENCES

Ute Eskildsen 1987, reproduced p. 137.
CATALOGUE NOTE

The close-up observation of the nature was a key element of the Neue Fotografie. The most important exponent of this genre was Karl Blossfeldt, who published a series of books emphasising the formal beauty of flora and fauna (see lots 255 & 256).

241 by 170mm