Fotografie ringl + pit
1929-1933, printed 1985
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View on museum website →Medium
portfolio of 12 gelatin silver prints
Dimensions
overall: 48.9 × 38.74 × 2.54 cm (19 1/4 × 15 1/4 × 1 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Susel)
Accession Number
2015.19.4534.1-12
Art Historical Context
**Fotografie ringl +** is a captivating portfolio of 12 gelatin silver prints created by the trailblazing duo ringl + pit—Grete Stern and Ellen Auer—between 1929 and 1933 in Berlin, with modern printing in 1985. Housed in the National Gallery of Art'scoran Collection, this treasure (measuring 19¼ × 15¼ × 1 inches) the innovative spirit of two young Jewish women who transformed photography during the Weimar Republic's cultural boom. Stern and Auerbach, using playful pseudonyms (ringl for Stern, pit for Auerbach), ran a commercial studio that blurred lines between advertising and avant-garde ar...