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Hinnerk Scheper, Photograph, ‘Jugendlager Mehr‘, 1935

Gelatine silver print Germany, 1935 Hinnerk Scheper (1897-1957) - German color designer, photographer and curator of monuments Verso with the atelier stamp of Hinnerk Scheper On the back entitled ‘Jugendlager Mehr am Niederrhein’ handwritten in pencil Loose mounted in a mat Dimensions: 20.7 x 15.5 cm Good condition Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland Hinnerk Scheper is particularly known for the rescue and restoration of historic buildings in Berlin and for the color system in the Bauhaus building in Dessau This work is a gelatin silver print and was made in 1935 by the German artist Hinnerk Scheper. The black and white photograph is verso handwritten in pencil and entitled with ‘Jugendlager Mehr am Niederrhein’ and comes loosely mounted in a mat. The photograph is in good condition with slight dog ear corners. It measures 20.7 x 15.5 cm and is stamped on the back with the atelier stamp. Hinnerk Scheper (1897-1957) Hinnerk Scheper (1897-1957) completed his art studies in 1915, then continued his studies at the school of arts and crafts in Düsseldorf and Bremen from 1918 to 1919. From 1919 to 1922, he studied at the Bauhaus in Weimar under Johannes Itten and Paul Klee, and also studied mural painting under Itten and Oskar Schlemmer. That same year he married Lou Berkenkamp. From 1922 to 1925 his paintings and designs tended to be two dimensional but at the same time he worked on designs in three dimensions for buildings in Weimar and Münster. Beginning in 1925, he worked as “Jungmeister” running the workshop for graffiti in Dessau until the final closure of the Bauhaus by the Nazis in 1933. From 1929 to 1931 he also worked in Moscow teaching color design and simultaneously taught at the Schule für Gestaltung WChUTEIN creating a photo series about “People and Architecture in the Soviet Union”. In 1932 he worked for Lou Scheper and in 1934 for several photo agencies in Berlin. He saw war service between 1942 and 1945 and after the war was appointed as head of the Office of Historic Preservation and land curator from Berlin, going on in 1952 to teach preservation at the Technical University of Berlin. In 1953 he was given the title “Government Directoras” curator of Berlin (West). Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Auctionata charges the resale rights tax pursuant to Section 26 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG) towards the buyer in case of the sale of an original work of art or photography prior to 70 years having lapsed since the death of their creator. Therefore, Auctionata charges when purchasing a good – if a protection as an original work of art or photography is given – starting from a hammer price of EUR 400 an additional amount, which is calculated according to Section 26 (2) German Copyright Act (UrhG) and which does not exceed the amount of EUR 12,500. You can find more information about resale rights tax in Auctionata´s table of fees and T&C.