Hans-Jürgen Burkard - Übung für den biologisch-chemischen Krieg, Region Moskau - image-1

Lot 608 D

Hans-Jürgen Burkard - Übung für den biologisch-chemischen Krieg, Region Moskau

Auction 1189 - overview Cologne
03.12.2021, 14:00 - Photography
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €

Hans-Jürgen Burkard

Übung für den biologisch-chemischen Krieg, Region Moskau
1990

Chromogenic print on Kodak-Professional paper, printed 2006. 40.6 x 61.7 cm (44.6 x 64.7 cm). Signed, dated, titled, detailed notes on the image and handwritten copyright notice in pencil on the verso. - Matted.

Hans-Jürgen Burkard's photo reportages from the Russian territories of the former Soviet Union illustrate the drastic social upheavals and human fates of the country in a particularly striking way. His photographs give the strong impression of immediate physical presence and great emotional compassion. Burkard was twice awarded the 'World Press Photo Award', and in 2021 he received the Erich Salomon Award from the German Society for Photography [Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie] for his life's work as an outstanding photojournalist.

Provenance

From the photographer to the present owner; private collection, Southern Germany

Literature

Katja Gloger/Hans-Jürgen Burkard, Jenseits von Kreml und rotem Platz, Munich i.a. 1995, ill. pp. 38