Photographenatelier Gebr. Dransfeld, Carl Dransfeld, staircase of the city hall, Wilhelmshaven, silver gelatine paper, black and white positive process, image size: height: 23.00 cm; width: 17.20 cm, stamp: FOTO-HAUS-DRANSFELD, OHLSDORFERSTR. 2, WINTERHUDER MARKET PLACE; Under each reproduction is to be printed, Foto Dransfeld, Lichtbildner, Hamburg 39, Ohlsdorferstr. 2 /Copyright, (Law of Jan. 9. 1907), Architectural Photography, City Hall, Stairs, Staircase, Interior Decoration (of a House), The Photo Studio Gebr. Dransfeld was founded in 1902 by the trained lithographer Carl Dransfeld and his brother, the painter Adolf Dransfeld, in Berlin and moved to Hamburg in 1904. Building director Fritz Schumacher commissioned the Dransfeld brothers to document the public buildings he had constructed since 1909. This prestigious commission established the Dransfeld brothers as leading architectural photographers in 1920s Hamburg. Among the architects for whom the studio worked were Fritz Höger, Martin Elsaesser, Distel & Grubitz or the Gerson brothers. With their photograph of the Chile House designed by Höger, Carl and Adolf Dransfeld created an icon of architectural photography. By creating a strong view from below and using a wide-angle lens, they reinforced the expressionist character of the building's top, thus contributing significantly to the popularity of modern Hamburg brick architecture. The Dransfeld brothers also captured the town hall in Wilhelmshaven, also built in 1928/1929 according to plans by Höger. (Sven Schumacher).

Photographenatelier Gebr. Dransfeld, Carl Dransfeld, staircase of the city hall, Wilhelmshaven, silver gelatine paper, black and white positive process, image size: height: 23.00 cm; width: 17.20 cm, stamp: FOTO-HAUS-DRANSFELD, OHLSDORFERSTR. 2, WINTERHUDER MARKET PLACE; Under each reproduction is to be printed, Foto Dransfeld, Lichtbildner, Hamburg 39, Ohlsdorferstr. 2 /Copyright, (Law of Jan. 9. 1907), Architectural Photography, City Hall, Stairs, Staircase, Interior Decoration (of a House), The Photo Studio Gebr. Dransfeld was founded in 1902 by the trained lithographer Carl Dransfeld and his brother, the painter Adolf Dransfeld, in Berlin and moved to Hamburg in 1904. Building director Fritz Schumacher commissioned the Dransfeld brothers to document the public buildings he had constructed since 1909. This prestigious commission established the Dransfeld brothers as leading architectural photographers in 1920s Hamburg. Among the architects for whom the studio worked were Fritz Höger, Martin Elsaesser, Distel & Grubitz or the Gerson brothers. With their photograph of the Chile House designed by Höger, Carl and Adolf Dransfeld created an icon of architectural photography. By creating a strong view from below and using a wide-angle lens, they reinforced the expressionist character of the building's top, thus contributing significantly to the popularity of modern Hamburg brick architecture. The Dransfeld brothers also captured the town hall in Wilhelmshaven, also built in 1928/1929 according to plans by Höger. (Sven Schumacher)

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