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[Abstract composition]
Creator
Willy ZielkePolish Photographer · 1902–1989
All works by this person →Before moving to Germany with his family, Willy Otto Zielke studied railway engineering in Russia. He settled in Munich and began to study photography at the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Fotografie. He made precisely crafted photographs, including many still-life compositions, and was then appointed master teacher at the school in 1928. In 1932 he began working with motion pictures and produce
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- about 1923–1930
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- Polish
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 14afa072-f531-409f-ac15-0e4aa7d5f97a
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A black and white abstract artwork featuring circular shapes and organic forms.
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