Category: 1920s

Solarized portrait of Lee Miller

Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky) :: Lee Miller, 1929. Gelatin silver print (solarized) | src MoMA
Man Ray :: Portrait of Lee Miller, ca. 1930. Solarized gelatin silver print. The Penrose Collection. | src The Huffington Post

Shadow pattern on Miller torso

Man Ray :: Shadow Patterns on Lee Miller’s Torso, ca. 1930. Gelatin silver print. | src The Huffington post
Man Ray :: Untitled (Shadow patterns on Lee Miller’s Torso), ca. 1930 Photo-engraving. | src liveauctioneers

Lee Miller nudes by Man Ray

Man Ray :: Lee Miller nude with sunray lamp, ca. 1929. Gelatin silver print.| src The Huffington post
Man Ray :: Untitled (Lee Miller, nude), ca. 1930
Man Ray :: Untitled (Lee Miller, nude), ca. 1930 | src eBay

Margareta Paluka, 1922-23

Charlotte Rudolph :: Gret Palucca (Margareta Paluka, 1902-1993), 1922-1923. Epreuve gélatino-argentique. Legs de Nina Kandinsky, 1981. | src Centre Pompidou
Charlotte Rudolph :: Gret Palucca (Margareta Paluka, 1902-1993), 1922-1923. Epreuve gélatino-argentique. | src Centre Pompidou
Charlotte Rudolph :: Gret Palucca (Margareta Paluka, 1902-1993), 1922-1923. Epreuve gélatino-argentique. | src Centre Pompidou
Charlotte Rudolph :: Gret Palucca (Margareta Paluka, 1902-1993), 1922-1923. Epreuve gélatino-argentique. | src Centre Pompidou

Gret Palucca jumping 1920s-1930s

Charlotte Rudolph :: Le Saut de Palucca, ca. 1922-1923. Centre Pompidou, Diffusion RMN. © Adagp, Paris 2011. | src Danser sa vie
Siegfried Enkelmann / Atelier Robertson :: Sprungstudie (Gret Palucca), Berlin 1930. © 2019, ProLitteris, Zurich. | src e-flux
Hans Robertson (Atelier Robertson) :: Dancer Gret Palucca, (1902-1993) jumping, ca. 1931. Published by: ‘B.Z.’ 05.11.1931. | src Getty Images

Dämmerung (Twilight), 1925

Gerhard Riebicke :: Dämmerung (Twilight), 1925. Gelatin silver bromide print.
This image is taken from the film ‘Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit’ (‘The Way to Strength and Health: a film of modern body culture’, 1925). Along with Helmy Hurt, Gerhard Riebicke was the set photographer for the UFA film directed by Wilhelm Prager and Nicolaus Kaufmann.

Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit

Helmy Hurt :: Stills from "Wege z. Kraft u. Schönheit", 1925/printed 1930s. Film Photography. Photographer: Helmy Hurt (active 1920s). Photo with UfA logo in lower right corner in the negative. Helmy Hurt had a photography studio in Berlin and together with Gerhard Riebicke she was the set photographer for the UFA film "Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit" (1925), directed by Wilhelm Prager and Dr. Nicolaus Kaufmann. | src Galerie Bassenge via The Saleroom
Helmy Hurt :: Still from “Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit“, 1925; printed 1930s. Film Photography. Photo with UfA logo (and nº 63) in lower right corner. | src Galerie Bassenge via The Saleroom

Photographer Helmy Hurt (active 1920s) had a photography studio in Berlin and together with Gerhard Riebicke she was the set photographer for the UFA film «Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit. Ein Film über moderne Körperkultur» (1925), directed by Wilhelm Prager and Dr. Nicolaus Kaufmann.

Gerhard Riebicke :: Still from the film ‘Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit’, 1925. Vintage gelatin silver print. | src liveauctioneers

Along with Helmy Hurt, Gerhard Riebicke was the set photographer for the UFA film «Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit. Ein Film über moderne Körperkultur» (1925), directed by Wilhelm Prager and Nicolaus Kaufmann (casting, among others, Jack Dempsey and Leni Riefenstahl). This image still captures the general mood of the earlier FKK nudist movement which stressed the importance of movement and exercise outdoors. (quoted from src)

Riebicke · Rhythmic gymnastics

Gerhard Riebicke ~ Rhythmic dancing and outdoor gymnastic exercises by members of the Hertha Feist School for Dance and Gymnastics in Berlin (according to the teachings of Laban), 1927
Gerhard Riebicke ~ Dancing scene based on the age-old theme of courtship, 1927 | src Getty Images

Lee Miller nudes by Man Ray

Man Ray (1890-1976) ~ Lee Miller buste nu, 1929-1932. Epreuve gélatino-argentique | src RMN ~ Centre Pompidou
Man Ray (1890-1976) ~ Lee Miller buste nu, 1929-1932. Epreuve gélatino-argentique | src RMN ~ Centre Pompidou