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Werner Mantz — Railway Station
Werner Mantz

Railway Station

Werner Mantz's "Railway Station" is a gelatin silver print that exemplifies the New Objectivity movement's aesthetic of precise observation and architectural clarity. The photograph captures the geometric forms and structural elements of a modernist railway station through a carefully composed perspective that emphasizes line, form, and the interplay of light and shadow. Mantz's technical mastery of the photographic medium and his focus on industrial and architectural subjects made this work representative of German modernist photography in the early twentieth century.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

🔨 Auction Lot

Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II

October 9, 2024

Estimate: $3,000$5,000

Sold: $3,810

Lot 118

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Werner Mantz, Railway Station

Werner Mantz's "Railway Station" is a gelatin silver print that exemplifies the New Objectivity movement's aesthetic of precise observation and architectural clarity. The photograph captures the geometric forms and structural elements of a modernist railway station through a carefully composed perspective that emphasizes line, form, and the interplay of light and shadow. Mantz's technical mastery of the photographic medium and his focus on industrial and architectural subjects made this work representative of German modernist photography in the early twentieth century.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Photography, 20th Century, Documentary Style, Transportation infrastructure, Industrial Architecture, New Objectivity, Modernist Aesthetic, Urban Landscape, Black and White

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