21st Nov, 2025 17:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025

 
  Lot 57
 

ROBERT CAPA (1913–1954)
Members of the International Brigades, Madrid, Spain 1936

Estimate
€1,000 - €1,600
Current bid
€800
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Lot details

Start price: € 800

Estimate: € 1,000–1,600

English:

Gelatin silver print, printed in 1967 on double-weight semi-matte paper 20.3 x 25.2 cm, in good condition. Photographer's copyright stamp in blue ink, "Agencia Zardoya" stamp and copyright stamp from 1967, stating that the print was made to promote the exhibit "The concerned photographer", handwritten annotated "Guerre d'Espagne" and "Guerra Civil Española, frente de Madrid" in red ink, "Front de Madrid Hiver 36" in blue ink, "Magnum" in pencil, and on the reverse. LITERATURE Cornell Capa, Richard Whelan (ed.), Robert Capa. Photographien, Cologne 1985, p. 47; Paul Hamlyn (ed.), Images of War. Robert Capa, London 1966, p. 36f; Richard Whelan, Robert Capa. The definitive collection, London/New York 2001, p. 99; Lívia Páldi (ed.), Így készül a történelem. History in the Making, Kat. Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest 2009, p. 96.

The exhibit "The Concerned Photographer" was curated by Cornell Capa and premiered in 1967 at the Riverside Museum in New York. It showcased the work of photographers such as Robert Capa, Werner Bischof, David "Chim" Seymour, André Kertész, Leonard Freed, and Dan Weiner. The exhibition traveled internationally and was also published as a book in 1968; the ambitious project, whose title coined a much-cited catchphrase for the attitude of the Magnum photojournalists, provided the impetus for the founding of the International Centre of Photography (ICP) by Capa.

Deutsch:

Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet 1967 auf kartonstarkem, halbmattem Papier 20,3 x 25,2 cm, in gutem Zustand. Rückseitig Fotografen-Copyrightstempel, "Agencia Zardoya" Agenturstempel und Copyrightstempel von 1967 mit dem Vermerk, dass der Print zur Bewerbung der Ausstellung "The concerned photographer" dient, handschriftliche Vermerke "Guerre d'Espagne", "Guerra Civil Española, frente de Madrid", "Front de Madrid Hiver 36" und "Magnum" mit verschiedenen Tinten. LITERATUR Cornell Capa, Richard Whelan (Hg.), Robert Capa. Photographien, Köln 1985, S. 47; Paul Hamlyn (Hg.), Images of War. Robert Capa, London 1966, S. 36f; Richard Whelan, Robert Capa. The definitive collection, London/New York 2001, S. 99; Lívia Páldi (Hg.), Így készül a történelem. History in the Making, Kat. Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest 2009, S. 96.

Die Ausstellung "The Concerned Photographer" wurde von Cornell Capa kuratiert und 1967 im Riverside Museum in New York eröffnet. Präsentiert wurden Fotografien von Robert Capa, Werner Bischof, David Chim Seymour, Andre Kertesz, Leonard Freed und Dan Weiner. Die Ausstellung tourte international und wurde 1968 auch als Buch veröffentlicht; das ambitionierte Projekt, dessen Titel ein vielzitiertes Schlagwort für die Haltung der Magnum-Fotojournalisten prägte, gab den Impuls für die Gründung des International Center of Photography (ICP) durch Capa.

Image Size: 19.7 x 24.7 cm

 

Auction: OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025, 21st Nov, 2025

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