Cora Pongracz (1943 – 2003)
Theodor W. Adorno, Frankfurt, ca. 1966
From the edition »Austrian Avantgarde of the 1970s«
Limited edition of 5
Soon after Pongracz had finished her education in Munich, she was awarded the »Deutscher Jugendfotopreis« in 1965, which was followed by her first publications and commissioned work.
Early on, Pongracz showed a preference for the theme that was to shape her photographic work - especially in her conceptual series of the 1970s, but also in her late work of the 1990s: the depiction of persons and the questioning of the classical portraiture. This photograph of Adorno shows Pongracz's interest in transitory moments, with which she opposes the claim to reproduce a rigid image of the essence of a person.
Gelatin silver print from the original negative, print date: 2015
Image dimensions 30 x 45 cm (30 x 45 inch)
Mounting, Framing Archival mat board 50 x 65 cm and frame on request
Annotations
Numbered in pencil and estate stamp »Nachlass Cora Pongracz © OstLicht« on the reverse
Literature
Silvia Eiblmayr, Rainer Iglar, Michael Mauracher (ed.), Cora Pongracz. Fotografie, Salzburg 2001, p. 57; M. Röbl, P. Coeln (ed.), Cora Pongracz. Das fotografische Werk, Vienna 2016, p. 21.
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