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Call Number:

PH-00032

Collection Name:

Albert Renger-Patzsch Photography Collection

Creator:

Renger-Patzsch, Albert (1897 - 1966)

Renger-Patzsch, Sabine

No. of Items:

37 items

Span Dates:

1922-1958

Description:

The collection consists of 36 photographs, which are primarily nature studies and landscapes, by Albert Renger-Patzsch (German, 1897-1966), a member of the 1920s German stylistic movement, Die neue Sachlichkeit (the New Objectivity). Also included is a portrait of the photographer (964:0023:0008) that was taken by his daughter Sabine Renger-Patzsch (German, 1924-1974). Item-level information follows.

964:0023:0001 -- Renger-Patzsch house at Wamel-Dorf, 1925. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0002 -- Tower of the Hofkirche in Dresden, 1923. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0003 -- Tower of the Hofkirche in Dresden, 1923. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0004 -- Erzgebirgedorf im Schnee, circa 1937. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0005 -- Tower of the Hofkirche in Dresden, 1923. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0006 -- Building between Essen and Mulheim, 1929. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0007 -- Building between Essen and Mulheim, 1929. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0008 -- Albert Renger-Patzsch, 1955. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0009 -- Man fishing, circa 1925. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0010 -- Instrument maker, circa 1940s. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0011 -- Man in boat, 1927. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0012 -- Friesen von Hallig Langeness, 1927. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0013 -- Man in boat, 1927. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0014 -- Renger-Patzsch house at Wamel-Dorf, 1958. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0015 -- Krabbenfischerin [Crab fisherwoman], 1927. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0016 -- Frau Viegener, 1926. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0017 -- Rachen einer Orchidee [Throat of an orchid], 1923. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0018 -- Feche im Ruhrgebiet im Winter [Fence in the Ruhr valley in winter], 1930. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0019 -- Landscape, circa 1940s. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0020 -- Tree and Building in Winter, 1955. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0021 -- Euphorbia Grandicornis, 1922. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0022 -- Fence in snow, circa 1925. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0023 -- Trees growing in water, 1957. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0024 -- Buchenastwerk im Vorfrühling [Beech branches in early spring], 1957. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0025 -- Agave, 1924. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0026 -- Breakwater, 1926. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0027 -- Close-up of plant, 1946. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0028 -- Sempervivum ar, 1922. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0029 -- Möhnetalsperre im Winter [Möhne Reservoir in Winter], early 1950s. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0030 -- Buhnen im St. Malo [Dike in St. Malo], 1942-1943. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0031 -- Buchenwald im November [Beech Trees in November], 1930s. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0032 -- Eisbildungen im Möhnesee/Westfalen [Ice formations in Möhnesee, Westphalia], late 1940s. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0033 -- Eichenkamp bei Wamel im Schnee [Oak Preserve in Wamel in the snow], circa 1956. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0034 -- Karussellpferde [Carousel horses], circa 1928. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0035 -- Karussellpferde [Carousel horses], circa 1928. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0036 -- Carpenter’s tools, 1928. Gelatin silver print;
964:0023:0037 -- Töpferhände, also known as Potter’s hands, 1925. Gelatin silver print.

Accession No(s):

964:0023:0001-0037

Location(s):

Renger-Patzsch, A., Box 1 (964:0023:0001-0003, 0008-0010, 0013-0014, 0017)
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Renger-Patzsch, A., Box 2 (964:0023:0005-0006, 0016, 0020-0021, 0023-0024, 0034, 0036-0037)
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Renger-Patzsch, A., Box 3 (964:0023:0004, 0011-0012, 0018-0019)
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Renger-Patzsch, A., Box 4 (964:0023:0025, 0028-0033, 0035)
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Renger-Patzsch, A., Box 5 (964:0023:0007, 0015, 0022, 0026-0027)
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