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325. item
FRANZ SCHENSKY* (Heligoland 1871 - 1957 Schleswig): Portrait of a fisherman from Helgoland, c. 1926
FRANZ SCHENSKY* (Heligoland 1871 - 1957 Schleswig)
Portrait of a fisherman from Helgoland, c. 1926
gelatin silver print 23 x 17,5 cm
blindstamp, verso inscribed Heinrich Jannsen
SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 450 - 900
STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 450
Franz Schensky, a native of Heligoland, is one of the pioneers of black-andwhite photography and holds a firm place in German photography history. Franz Schensky is known for his dramatic images of the sea showing the power of waves and the facettes of seawater in all its nuances. He was the premier chronicler of the island of Helgoland. Further artists and styles: German photography, pictorialism, Schleswig-Holstein, Helgoland, North Sea, August Sander
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starting price: 174 434