Start price: € 6,000*
Estimate: € 10,000–12,000
English:
Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1950s on single-weight glossy paper, in very good condition. Signed twice by the photographer in pencil on the reverse. LITERATURE Alexander Lauventiev, Alexander Rodchenko, Photography 1924-1954, Cologne 1995, p. 256.
This famous photograph by Alexander Rodchenko shows a gymnast in a dynamic, diagonally stretched pose on parallel bars and was taken as part of his series on Soviet sports parades and gymnastic exercises, which are characterized by extreme camera angles.
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Deutsch:
Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet in den 1950er-Jahren auf dünnem, glänzendem Papier, in sehr gutem Zustand. Rückseitig vom Fotografen zweimal mit Bleistift signiert. LITERATUR Alexander Lauventiev, Alexander Rodchenko, Photography 1924-1954, Köln 1995, S. 256.
Das berühmte Foto von Alexander Rodtschenko zeigt einen Turner in einer dynamischen, diagonal gestreckten Position am Barren und entstand im Rahmen seiner Serie über sowjetische Sportparaden und Turnübungen, die sich durch extreme Kameraperspektiven auszeichnen.
* Vollbesteuert
Image size: 15.2 x 10.5 cm
Auction: OstLicht Photo Auction Spring 2026, 28th May, 2026
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