Tag: freikorperkultur

Herion dance school, 1927

Paul Jsenfels :: Dancers photographed at the Herion Dance School in Stuttgart, Germany, 1927. | src liveauctioneers | alternative rendition (photoengraving), here

Gieb acht, mein lieber Jägermann

Gerhard Riebicke :: Gieb acht, mein lieber Jägermann, 13-10-1934.
Caption reads: “Be careful, my dear Jägersmann (Hunter man),
That woman can hurt you badly
Her arrow bears embers and fire!”

Riebicke was a sports photographer from Berlin known especially from the nudes from the film “Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit” (1925). In 1940 large parts of his archives were destroyed during a bombing. Vintage Riebicke prints have become very rare. He was the most important sport, dance and nudism (FKK – Freikorperkultur) photographer in Germany between 1925 and 1935. His images were widely printed in Germany as well internationally in magazines, newspapers and books. | src anamorfose (broken link)

Open air exercise, ca. 1936

Gerhard Riebicke ~ Open air exercise, around 1936. | src anamorfose also on ODLP ~ l’œil de la photographie

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)