The last days of Berlin

Object Type

303 Original photomontages

Fotomontage für den Broschüreneinband von
Troyanovsky, Pavel: The last days of Berlin

Artist

Heartfield, John (19. Juni 1891–26. April 1968)

Date

1945

Place of Origin

Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, London

Materials and Techniques

Fotomontage, Silbergelatineabzug, Pinselretusche, Gouache, Deckweiß

Dimensions

50,5 x 38,2 cm

Person / Institution

(1915) (Autor/in)

Soviet News, Verlag
Grebnev, V. , Fotograf ?
Kapustianski, A., Fotograf ?

Comment

Troyanovsky, Pavel: The last days of Berlin, Soviet News, London, 1945

Iconclass

30 bird's eye view ~ representation of building

102 city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

24 names of cities and villages (with NAME) Berlin

381 the soldier; the soldier's life

357 flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.)

42 devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare)

487 specific forms of the cross: swastika

26 flags flown from a mast

Key Words

Weltkrieg, 2.

MARKS AND INSCRIPTIONS

Recto mit Ausschnittmarkierungen in Deckweiß
Recto in Bleistift:
"fight / orange / Screen / under / top Picture / solid black / 100# / Soviet News"

Artist's Signature

Recto in Gouache: "JOHN HEARTFIELD"

Object Number

JH 4503

Provenance

Nachlass Gertrud Heartfield

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URL

https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2492483