Maratti

1931, printed 1985

ringl + pit, Grete Stern, Ellen Auerbach

Associated Names
ringl + pit

Artist, German, active 1930 - 1933

Grete Stern

Artist, Argentinean, born Germany, 1904 - 1999

Ellen Auerbach

Artist, American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004

The image shows a large, crumpled piece of dark grey fabric with distinct folds and creases. The folds radiate outward in various directions, creating a textured, flowing pattern that fills the frame.
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The image shows a wire mesh with hairpieces forming a wave pattern. A bottle is placed below the hair on the right. The color scheme is monochromatic, with mainly black and white shades. The mesh is central, with hair placed diagonally on the top left half. A card with text is visible behind the mesh to the top left. The bottle is positioned in the lower right corner, partly hidden by the mesh.

Komol

ringl + pit, Grete Stern, Ellen Auerbach

1932

This is a photograph of a portfolio cover. The image shows a tan portfolio with a black spine and a light grey label in the center. The label features the text "FOTOGRAFIE ringl & pit" in a clean, modern font, with the word "Fotografie" in red and the "ringl + pit" in black and red, respectively. Below this, additional text provides an address and phone number for a Berlin location in a simple sans-serif typeface. The right edge has tied ribbons that may serve as closures for the portfolio. The design is minimalistic with a focus on typography and basic geometric shapes.

Fotografie ringl + pit

ringl + pit, Grete Stern, Ellen Auerbach

1929

The image displays a glass filled with water holding small plants and leaves, including a long leaf and a stem with branch-like extensions. The color palette is monochromatic, featuring shades of gray. The glass is placed on a textured and striped surface, with a piece of paper underneath.

Glass with Leaf

ringl + pit, Grete Stern, Ellen Auerbach

1931

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Susel, Baltimore, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of mat, signed by artists, center in graphite: Ellen Auerbach / Grete Stern; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1996.52.d

Wikidata ID

Q64159169

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