Erich Retzlaff - Original silver print with author's copyright stamp

Magnificent and rare photograph by the important and historic photographer Erich Retzlaff (1899-1993) known for his portraits and anthropological and artistic studies of German workers, farmers, peasants and folk costumes and customs. Possibly an advertising photography work by Erich Retzlaff for the prestigious interior design brand Göppinger Plastics in the 1950s. Silver print with author's copyright stamp and original "göppinger plastics" stamp. Original vintage copy. Not a new reprint.
The göppinger galerie — gg for short — was founded in the spring of 1956 by the owner of , Dr. Herbert Müller. It was located in an office block built in the same year at Berliner Straße 27 in Frankfurt am Main. Kaliko-Werke was one of the most important sponsors of the . The company donated the plastic foils known as «göppinger plastics» which used generously as wall and window hangings and room dividers.
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