Treppenhaus, Ursulinen-Lyzeum, Georgplatz, Köln

by Werner Mantz

Artist Werner Mantz (Tyskland, 1901 - 1983)

Alternate Title

Stairwell, Ursulinen college, Georgplatz, Cologne
Trapphus, Ursulinen gymnasium, Georgplatz, Köln

Date1928/1977

MediumGelatinsilverfotografi monterat på kartong

DimensionsBildmått: 21,8 × 15,6 cm Pappersmått: 28,5 × 32,5 cm Passepartout: 50 × 40 cm

ClassificationPhotography

Credit LinePurchase 1978

Countries

Germany

Object NumberFM 1978 028 010

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkWerner Mantz photographed modernist architecture in Germany in the 1920s. Working closely with architects, he portrayed houses, factories, bridges and motorways in compositions with exceedingly detailed graphic and geometric forms. His way of depicting modernist styles in architecture came to epitomise its very essence. With his images that turned buildings and structures into purely abstract patterns, Mantz had a seminal influence on the new direction of photography in the early 20th century.
Description Köln Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad i blyerts på kartongens framsida Selected exhibition history Den nya sakligheten – från Paul Strand till Anna Riwkin (den 5 september 2013 - den 20 december 2014) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Tusen och en bild (1978) Fotografiska Museet (FM) Ögats åtrå: Fotografier ur Moderna Museets samling (1998-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Ögats åtrå : fotografier ur Moderna Museets samling : [29 augusti - 15 november 1998]Tusen och en bild : Moderna Museet, Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm : [1 april - 3 september 1978]

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