Vintage gelatin silver print
Germany, around 1950
Peter Brüchmann (b. 1932) - German photographer
Copyright stamps of the photographer on the verso; also inscribed with pen ‘Spree-City […]’
Sheet size: 20.3 x 24.5 cm
Good condition
Charming shapshot of Lil Hardin Armstrong during a jam session in Berlin; photographs by Peter Brüchmann fetch up to 1,500 Euros at international auctions
Object is regular taxed. Differential taxation is not possible.

The present vintage print was taken by the German photographer Peter Brüchmann. It depicts the US-American jazz musician Lil Hardin Armstrong sitting next to a drummer, who is visibly enthusiastic about their jam session at the well-known Berlin jazz club ‘Kajüte’. Here, Brüchmann once again proved his talent to capture the ‘right’ moment for his picture.



The photograph verso reveals two copyright stamps of the artist. It is also inscribed with green pen on verso ‘signed in pencil ‘’Spree-City‘ – Drummer und Lil Hardin-Armstrong bei einer Jam-Session in der ‘Kajüte‘’. Inspection from the side reveals faint superficial scratches and a stronger scratched area at the height of the drummer’s tie. The paper is affected by minor creases and a clear handling mark at the upper left edge. The image size is equal to the sheet size of 20.3 x 24.5 cm.



Peter Brüchmann (b. 1932)

Born in Berlin, Peter Brüchmann was trained by the fashion and portrait photographer Lotte Söhring and subsequently completed a traineeship at the German press agency ‘dpa’. In the 1950s and 1960s he worked for well-known magazines, such as ‘Schöner Wohnen’, ‘Stern’ and ‘Bild am Sonntag’. Brüchmann is primarily known for his portraits of celebrities of the movie and music industry. In 2008 the photographer participated in the group exhibition ‘Die Erinnerung ist oft das Schönste – Fotografische Porträts von Romy Schneider’, an exhibition comprising portraits of the famous Franco-German actress Romy Schneider, held at the Stiftung Opelvillen Russelsheim, Germany. Today, Peter Brüchmann still works as a freelance photographer for several national and international magazines. A number of his photographs are part of the collection of the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. (cbo)

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