Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Dmitri Baltermants — Sorrow (Ditch of Kerch)
Dmitri Baltermants

Sorrow (Ditch of Kerch)

Dmitri Baltermants' 'Sorrow (Ditch of Kerch)' is a powerful gelatin silver print documenting the horrors of World War II, printed in the 1950s. This haunting photographic work captures one of the war's most tragic mass executions with stark emotional intensity.

Medium
Gelatin Silver print, printed 1950s.

🔨 Auction Lot

Photographs

October 7, 2021

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Dmitri Baltermants, Sorrow (Ditch of Kerch)

Dmitri Baltermants' 'Sorrow (Ditch of Kerch)' is a powerful gelatin silver print documenting the horrors of World War II, printed in the 1950s. This haunting photographic work captures one of the war's most tragic mass executions with stark emotional intensity.

Medium
Gelatin Silver print, printed 1950s.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Documentary, Tragic, Gelatin Silver Print, Melancholic, Post-War, Historical, War, Black and White, Russian, Human Suffering

More works by Dmitri Baltermants