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the cover of a book with a picture of a street with arrows pointing in different directions
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Photography Chargesheimer (i.e. Karl Heinz Hargesheimer) Cologne, 5.30 am. With 64 full-page photographic plates and a foreword by Chargesheimer. Cologne, DuMont Schauberg, 1970. Large 4°, illustrated hardback in original slipcase. (Slipcase with minor scuffs). Schäfke/Heuberger I, 90 – Heidtmann 17836. – Parr/Badger I, 223. - First and only edition. - Chargesheimer’s striking portrait of the city of Cologne at 5.30 am – a city without people, reduced to a skeleton of steel and concrete, tarmac and road markings. - In good condition. Modern Photography. - First and only edition. - “Chargesheimer was one of the most prolific German photographers of the 1950s and 60s, a portraitist and member of the Fotoform group, who also worked for the resurgent German illustrated press before the rise of television changed magazine photography irrevocably. ‘Köln 5 Uhr 30’ (Cologne 5.30), however, is not so much a journalistic document as a photographer’s personal project, probably inspired by Chargesheimer’s fascination with the deserted early-morning city, and possibly also as a trial run for one of the wide-angle lenses – 21 mm or 24 mm – which had recently been introduced and were popular with photographers of the time.” This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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