Kaufhaus Sinn

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Kaufhaus Sinn

Currently not on view

Kaufhaus Sinn,

1928

Werner Mantz, German, 1901–1983
x1977-27

Information

Title
Kaufhaus Sinn
Dates

1928

Maker
Werner Mantz
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
22.5 × 17.6 cm (8 7/8 × 6 15/16 in.) mount: 28.5 x 22.9 cm. (11 1/4 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Galerie Shurmann and Kicken, Aachen
Object Number
x1977-27
Place Depicted

Europe, Germany, Cologne

Inscription
Signed on verso, upper right: W. Mantz / 1928.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped, verso center: Photographie: / WERNER MANTZ / Köln, Hohenstaufenring 46 / Telefon Anno 5474. A second stamp below citing restrictions for reproduction.
Culture
German
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
mounting, gelatin silver process
Subject
buildings, department stores, windows, multiple exposure, text

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