Photogram, 1919–1933

ArtistKarl Straub, Stuttgart 1900–1997

Gelatin silver print

State/print versionfrom the Bauhaus II Portfolio, prints by Gerd Sander, André Gelpke, Jan Hnizdo and Ulrich Görlich, ed. Rudolf Kicken 1984

Image dimensions35 × 27,4 cm

Status

on display, room 023

About the workThe eastern façade of the Prellerhaus, which was completed in 1926, was a popular photographic subject. The building served as a student dormitory for the Bauhaus, as the art school in Dessau was known. The school closed in the early 1930s due to political pressure from the National Socialists. Architecture student Gerd Balzer photographed the striking deserted balconies, focusing his interest on the design of the structure. The dynamic camera angle is a hallmark of Neues Sehen (New Vision), a photographic movement that developed largely at the Bauhaus.

AccessionGift 2019

Provenance[...], 2019 acquired as a gift from Kicken Berlin in memory of Rudolf Kicken

Inventory numberF.2019.1883

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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