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ERICH CONSEMÜLLER (1902–1957)
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394
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ERICH CONSEMÜLLER (1902–1957)
See original version (French)
Estimate €15,000 - €20,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ERICH CONSEMÜLLER (1902–1957)
Group portrait of the ‘Bauhaus Masters’ on the roof of the Bauhaus school in
Dessau, 1926.
Contemporary silver print.
Handwritten notes in pencil on the reverse: ‘photo: Consmüller/Bauhaus Dessau 1926’;
list of artists featured in the photograph; printing instructions. Small tear on the
right-hand side and a mark on the negative in the bottom left-hand corner: ‘ Joseph Albers, Hinnerk Sche-
per, George Muche, Oscar Schlemmer, Wassily Kandinsky, Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee,
Gunta Stölzl, László Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, Joost Schmidt, Walter Gropius, Marcel
Breuer, Herbert Bayer.”
12 x 17 cm.
Erich Consemüller (1902–1957), an artist and student at the Bauhaus, documented in a precise
and authentic manner life and work at the Bauhaus during the Weimar and Dessau
years through black-and-white photographs. This work offers an insight into the world
in which the students and their teachers lived and worked during the early years of this school
of architecture, and showcases the students’ creations, both in the field of
interior design and in architecture. Walter Gropius, who was the first director of the
Bauhaus in 1919, had entrusted his student Erich Consemüller with this important task, and
the latter took around 300 photographs between 1926 and 1928. These photographs were then
part of the school’s promotional efforts and were intended to showcase the
work of students and teachers to the public. It was in the Bauhaus workshops that
numerous objects of modern design were created for a new world, ranging from
everyday objects to residential buildings. From the very beginning of the Bauhaus,
photography played a decisive role there, whether in a playful or experimental context.
Thanks to its versatility, photography was particularly well-suited to
conveying directly the image of a carefree life at the Bauhaus and to passing on to
posterity the atmosphere of an avant-garde youth.
Bibliography: bauhaus.photo 100 photographs from the Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin, Federation
of Franco-German Houses, Anja Guttenberger, n.d.
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About the sale
Paul BENARROCHE Collection and others | Old and modern photographs | Part II
Auction location
Auction time
10/23/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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