Doors – Windows, 1933

Blatt: 13 x 19.5 cm
Gesamtmaß: 14.4 x 20.8 cm
Passepartout: 30 x 40 cm

Physical Description: Silver Gelatin Print on baryta paper

Inventory Number: St.F.2841

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

Texts

About the Work

For this typophoto montage, Anton Stankowski used all the technical elements of modern advertising photography: set in boldface Grotesk, the two words were exposed separately and printed in a negative montage one over the other. As a result, the overlapping sections of the letters form abstract shapes. Even if its original function is no longer known today, this photographic work represents a successful attempt to create an composition using typographical elements. Thanks to its combination of image and text, it walks a fine line between art and advertising.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Doors – Windows

Photographer

Anton Stankowski

Period Produced

20th century

School

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Silver Gelatin Print on baryta paper

Material

Technique

silver gelatin print

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet verso unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: ANTON STANKOWSKI (1906); "TÜREN - FENSTER", 1930; SIMULTAN FOTOGRAMM, SIGNIERT; VINTAGE
Bezeichnet verso unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: 10; MD 500

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet verso unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: HYZ120832

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: © Stankowski-Stiftung

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