19 Archival art pigment prints
France, 1960; printed later
Christian von Alvensleben (b. 1941) – German photographer
19-part series
Each work verso signed with pencil; also titled and dated ‘Hubert Fichte 1960’
Each work verso serially numbered ‘01-19/01. [to 19.]‘ and inscribed with ‘III/III’
Photographer’s label and gallery’s label ‘GRAUWERT Hamburg’ on the backside of each work
Image size: each c. 44.9 x 44.6 cm
Very good condition
The auction record for a photograph by Christian von Alvensleben currently sets at around €8,600
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The present set is one of the earliest series taken by Christian von Alvensleben, when he was still in school and spent the summer holidays in France in 1960. Impressed by the young German writer and temporary shepherd Hubert Fichte (1935-1986), whom he had met in the small village of Montjustin, he promptly decided to document one day in the life of Hubert Fichte. The results of his rather spontaneous and youthful audacity are impressively presented in the 19-part series offered here.



The prints are verso signed with pencil and also titled and dated ‘Hubert Fichte 1960’. Each work is also serially numbered on the backside ‘01-19/01. [to 19.]‘ and inscribed with ‘III/III’. Besides, the works are verso fitted with the photographer’s label and the gallery’s label ‘GRAUWERT Hamburg’. The prints are in very good condition. The image sizes are c. 44.9 x 44.6 cm and the sheet sizes are 60.5 x 50.5 cm.



Christian von Alvensleben (b. 1941)

Christian von Alvensleben discovered his passion for photography already at a young age. During journeys in his youth he created series that were later exhibited in art museums, at Deichtorhallen Hamburg for example. Since 1964, he studied engineering in London. Succeeding, he assisted the photographer Karl-Heinz von Ludwig/Ali Khan in Munich. In 1968, he opened his own studio in Hamburg and from then on worked as a self-employed photographer, advertisement photographer and photo journalist. His best-known photograph ‘The sunshine’ for an advertisement by Fuji is located in the Deutsche Presse-Museum and the Deutsche Zeitungsmuseum. In 2009, he was honored for his lifework by the Art Directors Club (ADC). The photographer lives and works in Bad Oldesloe close to Hamburg. (cbo)

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