Lot 101: Hans G. Casparius, Berlin Street Views, c. 1920/30s

Hans G. Casparius’ pictures captivate through the credibility and high documentary standards of the motifs. The German photographer avoided to exaggerate his compositions and rather preferred the spontaneous look through his camera. The present set is composed of four vintage gelatin silver prints depicting different views of daily life in Berlin. The pictures show the Brandenburg Gate, the Friedrich Wilhelm University, the Landwehr Canal and a typical Berlin street life scene.

Some vintage gelatin silver prints are verso typographically titled. The works are in good overall condition considering their age. The edges are slightly frilled or minimally torn and the surfaces show faint scratches or handling marks. The image sizes are equal to the sheet sizes of c. 46.5 x 49.5 cm.

Hans G. Casparius (1900-1986)
Hans Gustav Casparius was born in Berlin and is one of the most renowned photographers of the Weimar Republic. In 1930, he was active as a documentary photographer for the first time and accompanied the German travel writer Arnold Höllriegel (1883-1939) to Alaska and Canada. A few years later, in 1935, Casparius emigrated to London, where he founded the production company Music in Vision, Ltd. with the German film critic Hans Nathan Feld (1902-1992). The extensive photographic estate by Hans G. Casparius is now preserved in the Deutsche Kinemathek. (cbo)

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