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Helmar Lerski
Fisherman
1930-1944
Gelatin silver print
29.5 x 23 cm
Bassenge Photography Auctions
Auction, 8 June 2022, Photography from the 19th – 21st centuries, Lot: 4193
LL/120267
Helmar Lerski was born in Straßburg, emigrated to the United States in 1893, but later returned to Europe. In 1928, he began concentrating on portrait photography, eventually completing a project he titled "Köpfe des Alltags" (Everyday Faces). He visited Palestine in 1931 where he took portraits of Jewish settlers and Arabian residents. During his second visit to Palestine the National Socialist takeover in Germany occurred, making it impossible for him to return.
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