Bengt von Rosen, Bauhaus Weimar, 1924

Blatt: 10.1 x 7 cm
Passepartout: 30.5 x 24.3 cm

Physical Description: Silver gelatin print on baryta paper

Inventory Number: St.F.2939

Acquisition: Acquired in 2013 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, joint property with the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Status: Not on display

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About the Work

Hans Volger studied at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau. His numerous photos from this period serve us today as important testimonies to the social life at the school. This 1924 portrait depicts his fellow student Bengt von Rosen in Weimar. The top hat and monocle suggest that Volger may have portrayed him in costume in the framework of one of the regular Bauhaus parties. A wide range of different Bauhaus workshops were creatively involved in organizing these events by designing admission tickets, stage sets, invitations, etc. With the aim of eliminating the division between free art and crafts, they made playful use of various artistic forms of expression. Photography was introduced to the Bauhaus curriculum as a subject in 1929.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Bengt von Rosen, Bauhaus Weimar

Photographer

Hans Volger

Period Produced

20th century

School

portrait photography

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Silver gelatin print on baryta paper

Material

Technique

silver gelatin print

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet verso oben Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: GKM; 317
Bezeichnet verso Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Bengt von; Rosen; Bauhaus; Weimar 1924
Bezeichnet verso unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Volger

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet verso unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: HYZ120980

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Photographic Collection

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Gemeinsames Eigentum mit dem Städelschen Museums-Verein e.V.

Picture Copyright: © Hans Volger

Acquisition: Acquired in 2013 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, joint property with the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.