A Herbert List gelatin print, "Theseus and the Minotaur," Paris 1936, printed later with estate stamp verso, date and numbered 2/25. Image was removed from frame to be photographed; gallery silver-leaf wood and glass frame is included. Herbert List photographed many sculptures, like this one found in the Tuileries, Paris in 1936. Dimensions listed are overall, including frame.

Herbert List was born into a Jewish family in Hamburg on October 7, 1903. After he completed his education, he left for an extended two-year trip to South America and the US on business for his father's coffee import company, List & Heinecken. From 1928-1936, Herbert List was a stockholder and employee of the company in Hamburg. However, he started to become interested in photography and decided to become a photographer, encouraged in this by his friend Andreas Feininger. His early pictures from the years 1929-1930 are stylistically influenced by the New Objectivity. However, during the years 1931-35, he became intensely involved with surrealism and created still lifes and engineered "visions" with the goal of "capturing the magic of a phenomenon in pictures". Given the political situation, in 1936 he decided to flee Germany because of his Jewish heritage and his homosexual tendencies and to emigrate to London. The year after, Herbert List travelled through Greece - and there he discovered the ancient world as his photographic subject. In his pictures, List wanted to resurrect the ancient myths - he photographed ancient ruins, secular architecture, landscapes and male nudes. The photos that resulted were published in the book "Voyage en Grece" and proved very popular. The pictures that were taken during his travels in Greece and France are reminiscent of the aesthetic of Chirico or Magritte and are described as "fotografia metafisica". List is considered the main representative of this style. From 1945-1949, Herbert List lived in Germany again. He documented the war-destroyed city of Munich, worked as a photo journalist and published the journal "Heute". In addition the versatile photographer created landscape and portrait photographs (of among others Picasso, Chagall and Miro) in the years that followed. Herbert List made several trips to Southern Europe, and in 1953 he had a large exhibit in Paris that helped him achieve an international breakthrough. His photographs of Italian street scenes are world famous. In 1965, List turned away from photography in order to devote himself entirely to his collection of Italian drawings. He died on April 4, 1975 in Munich, Germany.


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Excellent - Print in excellent condition. Stored securely in our warehouse in California. Frame has minor wear consistent with images.

Origin:
Germany

Creator:
Brand: Herbert List; Artist: Herbert List

Materials & Techniques:
Glass, Photography, Silver Gelatin, Silver Leaf, Wood

Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: Germany
Art Subjects: Architecture, Nude
Frame Type: Framed

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Excellent - Print in excellent condition. Stored securely in our warehouse in California. Frame has minor wear consistent with images.