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Ernst Rathenau Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1897 - d. 1986

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Jan. 04, 2020
Ernst Rathenau, Black mother and child, Coney Island 1944
Est: $900 - $1,200
Vintage Ferrotyped Gelatin silver print, 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches. A black mother and child are rendered in wonderful shadows or reflections. This well exemplifies Rathenau’s artistry and the influence of the artists whose works he published. “New York. Coney Island” is written in pencil verso, with the PIX stamp. A ferrotyped print has a highly glossed surface that makes it better as a source for publishing. It often has a more attractive higher contrast appearance than a regular glossy gelatin silver print.
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Jan. 04, 2020
Ernst Rathenau, A prostitute in the red light district of Troyes
Est: $600 - $900
Ernst Rathenau, A prostitute in the red light district of Troyes. (1930’s – 40’s). Gelatin Silver print. Interesting to compare this with Atget’s photographs of similar scenes in Paris. Original snipe and PIX credit stamp.
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Jan. 04, 2020
Ernst Rathenau (1897 – 1986), Jewish Sunday Market, Amsterdam, ca.1935, printed later
Est: $600 - $900
Ernst Rathenau (1897 – 1986), Jewish Sunday Market, Amsterdam, ca.1935, printed later. A large early record player and hairstyle dummies are among the object for sale. The snipe reads in part, “in pre –World War II days, most Amsterdam Jews perished during Nazi occupation of Holland.” The nephew of the Weimar Republic statesman Walther Rathenau, Ernst was a publisher of important catalogs of artist’s works. He emigrated to the US in 1938, where he continued to photograph along with operating a successful bookshop in NYC. Original snipe and Rathenau’s PIX credit stamp are on the verso.
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