Theo Felten - Leben im toten Wald (Hürtgenwald) - image-1

Lot 48 D

Theo Felten - Leben im toten Wald (Hürtgenwald)

Auction 1077 - overview Cologne
02.12.2016, 15:00 - Photography
Estimate: 800 €

Theo Felten

Leben im toten Wald (Hürtgenwald)
1945/46

Vintage gelatin silver print on Agfa-Brovira paper. 17 x 23.1 cm (17.2 x 23.4 cm). Titled, detailed inscribed and information about the exposure in pencil and ballpoint pen as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.

The battle of the Hürtgenwald was one of the most serious and involved the greatest losses of World War II. It took place on the Belgian-German border (Düren district) in Western Germany from 6th October 1944 until 10th February 1945.