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black and white photograph of two men standing next to each other
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

1430 - Press photography – GDR
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
Press photography – GDR Hensky, Herbert Wilhelm Pieck (KPD) and Otto Grotewohl (SPD) shaking hands at the Unification Party Congress on 22 April 1946 at the Admiralspalast in Berlin. Gelatin silver print. 1960s. Dimensions approx. 54 x 40.5 cm. The photograph of the handshake, which sealed the merger of the two workers’ parties – orchestrated in part by the Soviet occupying power – to form the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), became a central propaganda symbol and emblem in the GDR. - On the reverse: the photographer’s estate and address stamps. - Slightly creased, edges with minor scuffs and partly slightly unevenly trimmed, one backed tear; otherwise generally well preserved. Press photography – GDR – Wilhelm Pieck (KPD) and Otto Grotewohl (SPD) shaking hands at the unification party conference on 22 April 1946 at the Admiralspalast in Berlin. Silver gelatine print. - The photograph of the handshake, which sealed the merger of the two workers’ parties into the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) – a process influenced by the Soviet occupying power – became a central propaganda symbol and emblem in the GDR. - Photographer’s estate and address stamps on the reverse. - Slightly creased, edges with minor scuffs and partly trimmed slightly unevenly, one backed tear; otherwise in good overall condition.
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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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