Vintage silver gelatin print; press print
Berlin/Vienna, 1957
Erich Lessing (b. 1923) – Austrian photographer
Artist’s stamp ‘ERICH LESSING – MAGNUM Photos’, copyright stamp by Magnum Photos, London, and archive number ‘57-7-13/24‘ on the verso
Verso also labelled with a typographic note and stamped ‘ORIGINAL PRINT MUST BE RETURNED’
Sheet size: 17.4 x 25.1 cm
Good condition
Since 1951, Erich Lessing is a member of the world renowned photo agency ‘Magnum Photos’ (founded in Paris in 1947); the auction record for a photograph by Erich Lessing currently sets at 10,000 Euros
Object is regular taxed. Differential taxation is not possible.

This vintage silver gelatin print by the Austrian photographer Erich Lessing shows Konrad Adenauer on the plane in the company of his daughter Libet Werhahn. The photo was taken in 1957, when Adenauer was on his way to a state visit to Vienna as part of his election campaign. The image impressively captures the intimacy between father and daughter.

The photograph is verso stamped with the artist’s stamp ‘ERICH LESSING – MAGNUM Photos’ and the copyright stamp by Magnum Photos, London. Besides, the verso shows the archive number ‘57-7-13/24‘, a label with a typographic note and a further stamp ‘ORIGINAL PRINT MUST BE RETURNED’. There is a small loss of paper in the upper right corner. Minimal blemishes affect the edges and minor handling marks or tiny defects are slightly visible within the surface. The image size is equal to the sheet size of 17.4 x 25.1 cm.



Erich Lessing (b. 1923)

Born in Vienna, Erich Lessing is one of the most important photographers in Austria. His career began in the late 1940s, when he worked as a photojournalist for the ‘Associated Press’. In 1951, Lessing became a member of the famous Parisian photo agency ‘Magnum photo agency’, founded by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David ‘Chim’ Seymour and George Rodger in 1947. Moreover, Lessing was engaged by the main European newspapers and magazines such as ‘Life’, ‘Paris Match’ or ‘Epoca’. In his oeuvre, Lessing documented a number of milestones of history of the 20th century. As a portraitist, he also accompanied prominent political personalities such as Charles de Gaulle, Konrad Adenauer and Willy Brandt. He recently opened his own photo gallery in Vienna and bequeathed his private archive of 60,000 pictures to the Austrian National Library. (cbo)

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