Franz Roh

Franz Roh

German Photographer · 1890–1965

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An art historian, photographer, and art critic, Franz Roh deplored photographs that were derived from painting or pretended to be drawings or charcoal sketches. His writings brought him close to avant-garde artists, who inspired many of his photographs. In 1929 he co-published and co-edited a book, *Foto-Auge* (Photo-Eye), with graphic designer Jan Tschichold. Asserting that photographs were an ef

[Contact print from 37mm film positive: street repair work seen from above]

[Contact print from 37mm film positive: street repair work seen from above]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print from 37mm film positive: three persons at table with bottles and drinking glasses, in negative]

[Contact print from 37mm film positive: three persons at table with bottles and drinking glasses, in negative]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print from 37mm negative: black border above and below image with reclining nude woman seen from above]

[Contact print from 37mm negative: black border above and below image with reclining nude woman seen from above]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print from 37mm negative: woman posing on ground against cement wall]

[Contact print from 37mm negative: woman posing on ground against cement wall]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print from 37mm positive film: woman before car in front of a brick building facade in negative]

[Contact print from 37mm positive film: woman before car in front of a brick building facade in negative]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print from Leica negative: woman seated on Marcel Breuer chair]

[Contact print from Leica negative: woman seated on Marcel Breuer chair]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print from single 37mm negative: woman on deck chair seen from falls]

[Contact print from single 37mm negative: woman on deck chair seen from falls]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print from single Leica negative: nude woman in driver's seat of car from above]

[Contact print from single Leica negative: nude woman in driver's seat of car from above]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print from three 37mm negatives: people at table from above/two people at table with castle (?) facade in background/wooden bridge at an angle]

[Contact print from three 37mm negatives: people at table from above/two people at table with castle (?) facade in background/wooden bridge at an angle]

Getty Museum · n.d.

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[Contact print from two 37 mm film positives: strollers on path alongside long building in negative]

[Contact print from two 37 mm film positives: strollers on path alongside long building in negative]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from 4 and 1/3 Leica negatives: self-portraiture in distortion mirror]

[Contact print-strip from 4 and 1/3 Leica negatives: self-portraiture in distortion mirror]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print strip from five Leica negatives: couple and car on road with Italian Alps in distance, angle and bird's-eye views]

[Contact print strip from five Leica negatives: couple and car on road with Italian Alps in distance, angle and bird's-eye views]

Getty Museum · 1929

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[Contact print-strip from four 37mm negatives: self-portraits in distortion mirror]

[Contact print-strip from four 37mm negatives: self-portraits in distortion mirror]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from four 37mm negatives: woman in bathing suit and cloth wrapped seen from above]

[Contact print-strip from four 37mm negatives: woman in bathing suit and cloth wrapped seen from above]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from four Leica negatives: ship and water views from ship]

[Contact print-strip from four Leica negatives: ship and water views from ship]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from one and one-half 37mm negatives: black border strip above and below image with reclining nude woman seen from above]

[Contact print-strip from one and one-half 37mm negatives: black border strip above and below image with reclining nude woman seen from above]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from three 37mm film positives: building being approached (in negative)]

[Contact print-strip from three 37mm film positives: building being approached (in negative)]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from three 37mm negatives: steps/table with three people from above and couple seated at table with castle (?) in background]

[Contact print-strip from three 37mm negatives: steps/table with three people from above and couple seated at table with castle (?) in background]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from three 37mm negatives: woman in driver's seat of a car seen from outside framed in open door window]

[Contact print-strip from three 37mm negatives: woman in driver's seat of a car seen from outside framed in open door window]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from three 37mm negatives: woman seated with cat]

[Contact print-strip from three 37mm negatives: woman seated with cat]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from three Leica film positives: nude woman in negative]

[Contact print-strip from three Leica film positives: nude woman in negative]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print strip from three Leica negatives: Man on top standing and woman seated on deck chair on beach viewed from above with woman on deck chair in middle and bottom]

[Contact print strip from three Leica negatives: Man on top standing and woman seated on deck chair on beach viewed from above with woman on deck chair in middle and bottom]

Getty Museum · n.d.

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[Contact print-strip from three Leica negatives: woman (in car passenger's seat?)]

[Contact print-strip from three Leica negatives: woman (in car passenger's seat?)]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from three Leica negatives: woman in sundress from above]

[Contact print-strip from three Leica negatives: woman in sundress from above]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: angular view of Munich Museum (?) steps and columns plus entrance drive to museum]

[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: angular view of Munich Museum (?) steps and columns plus entrance drive to museum]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: bench-lined entrance way in negative]

[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: bench-lined entrance way in negative]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: expanse of river with bridge in distance and horizon in negative]

[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: expanse of river with bridge in distance and horizon in negative]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: museum steps from left to right at angle/steps from greater distance, in negative]

[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: museum steps from left to right at angle/steps from greater distance, in negative]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: street workers seen from above in negative]

[Contact print-strip from two 37mm film positives: street workers seen from above in negative]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from two 37mm negatives: children seen from above]

[Contact print-strip from two 37mm negatives: children seen from above]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from two 37mm negatives: female with cat on sheet]

[Contact print-strip from two 37mm negatives: female with cat on sheet]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print-strip from two 37mm negatives: female with large mask]

[Contact print-strip from two 37mm negatives: female with large mask]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print strip from two 37mm negatives: naked woman in automobile seen from above]

[Contact print strip from two 37mm negatives: naked woman in automobile seen from above]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact print - strip from two Leica negatives: nude woman in hat sunning herself]

[Contact print - strip from two Leica negatives: nude woman in hat sunning herself]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Contact strip-print from three negatives: woman on a bridge from above (1) and electrical lines at edge of water (2 & 3)]

[Contact strip-print from three negatives: woman on a bridge from above (1) and electrical lines at edge of water (2 & 3)]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Female pulling back hair - photomontage (?) with sand granules (?)]

[Female pulling back hair - photomontage (?) with sand granules (?)]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Negative print of a man pulling chain between wooded fence and building]

[Negative print of a man pulling chain between wooded fence and building]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Negative print of glass-windowed facade of building with parked cars]

[Negative print of glass-windowed facade of building with parked cars]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Negative print of reclining female in flowered dress]

[Negative print of reclining female in flowered dress]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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[Negative print of ship deck with workers seated]

[Negative print of ship deck with workers seated]

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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Selbstbegrussung ("Greeting Oneself")

Selbstbegrussung ("Greeting Oneself")

Getty Museum · 1927–1933

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