Ludwig Windstosser - Brandenburger Tor - image-1

Lot 633 D

Ludwig Windstosser - Brandenburger Tor

Auction 1199 - overview Cologne
01.06.2022, 14:00 - Photography
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €

Ludwig Windstosser

Brandenburger Tor
c. 1972

Photo montage: 2 chromogenic prints, flush-mounted to card, hand tinted. 29.8 x 46.3 cm. Titled and inscribed 'Berlin: Sehenswürdigkeiten mit Baedeker-Stern' in felt tip pen as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.

Ludwig Windstosser chose this shot of the Straße des 17. Juni with the Brandenburg Gate in the background as the model for the cover of his book 'Berlin teils teils' (Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, with texts by Thilo Koch), published in 1972.

Provenance

From the photographer to the family of the present owner