[Negative Print of Crew at Rest in Hold of Ship]

Franz Roh German

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In 1929 Roh published the influential photo-book Foto- Auge: 76 Fotos der Zeit (Photo-Eye: 76 photos of the period) and became a leading proponent of Germany’s New Vision. This interwar movement introduced a new way of seeing the world that embodied the spirit of contemporary life. The artfully rounded corners of this negative print depicting a ship and its crew reflect Roh’s interest in nineteenth-century photographs, while the bird’s-eye perspective and industrial subject convey his modern approach.

[Negative Print of Crew at Rest in Hold of Ship], Franz Roh (German, 1890–1965), Gelatin silver print; Negative print

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