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Architectural plaster sculpture by Rien Goené from the 1950s, photographed by Hahndiek in 1961 and mounted in a neat frame and passe-partout.
From the thirties to the mid-sixties, Herman Hahndiek was one of the absolute top Dutch photographers. Because he emigrated to South Africa, from 1948-1958 and for good in 1961, he eventually fell into oblivion in the Netherlands. The central theme of Hahndiek's work is the human being. His portraits have psychological depth because he tried to fathom the person in front of his camera. In the Netherlands he moved in well-known artist circles, including Ina Boudier-Bakker, Carel Willink, Rien Goené, Cris Agterberg, Gérard Grassère, Mari Andriessen, Charlotte van Pallandt, Wessel Couzijnen and many others had their portraits taken by him. In 1960 the pocket book 'Beeldhouwers in Beeld' (Sculptors in Image) was published about sixty sculptors and their work.
During the auction, Hahndiek's work can be viewed by appointment in the center of Utrecht.
Provenance: NL private collection