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Schmidt, Michael
(1945-2014)Images from the series "Irgendwo"

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Auktionsdatum 28.11.2026

Images from the series "Irgendwo". 2001-2004. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each ca. 17 x 21,5 cm (sheet 23,5 x 30 cm). One signed and dedicated in black felt-tip pen in the lower margin; each signed and annotated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Michael Schmidt was a leading figure in German documentary photography, known for his restrained and perceptive studies of urban life and the built environment. In 1976, he founded the "Werkstatt für Photographie" in Berlin-Kreuzberg, an important forum for contemporary photography. His sustained engagement with Berlin's postwar urban landscape established him as one of the most influential German photographers of his generation. In his series "Irgendwo", he turned his attention beyond Berlin to everyday life and places across Germany. Beigegeben: A copy of the book Michael Schmidt. Irgendwo. Cologne: Snoeck, 2005. Signed, dedicated and with drawing by M. Schmidt in pencil on title page. - Spine of dust jacket slightly time-stained, otherwise in very good condition.

Literatur: Michael Schmidt. Irgendwo. Cologne: Snoeck, 2005, ill. pp. 15, 99 and 111.