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Keetman, Peter
(1916-2005)Peter Keetman. Portfolio Nr. 2

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Peter Keetman. Portfolio Nr. 2 (Volkswagenwerk). 1951-53. 5 ferrotyped gelatin silver prints, printed 1984. Various sizes, circa 17 x 22 cm and 23,5 x 17,1 cm (sheet 23,8 x 30,8 cm) and reverse. Each signed by the photographer in black ink and editioned "6/50" on the verso. Presented in original black linen clamshell box with printed text sheet and embossed title on front cover. Edition CCD-Galerie, Düsseldorf 1984.

Peter Keetman’s 1951-53 series Volkswagenwerk offers a strikingly modernist view of the Volkswagen factory, transforming car parts and assembly lines into rhythmic, abstract compositions. Blending industrial subject matter with formal experimentation, the series exemplifies Keetman’s role in the postwar Fotoform movement and how he redefined the aesthetic potential of industrial photography.

Literatur: Holger Broeker, ed. Peter Keetman: Volkswagenwerk 1953. Bielefeld: Kerber, 2003, ill. pp. 23, 117, 121 and 137.