Cora Pongracz (1943 – 2003)
Franz Ringel, Vienna, ca. 1972
From the edition »Austrian Avant-Garde of the 1970s«
Limited edition of 5
Pongracz took this photograph for her exhibition at Vienna Secession and the accompanying publication. The project is dedicated to two members of the artists' association - Franz Ringel and Martha Jungwirth. An extensive »photo story« shows their life and work as artists by circuiting their social and urban environment.
In his paintings, Franz Ringel focuses above all on unconscious impulses and fantastic ideas of gender relations. This portrait shows him wearing a headscarf tied under his chin - a clearly gender-connected headgear worn exclusively by women, which was much more common at the time the photograph was taken than it is today.
Gelatin silver print from the original negative, print date: 2015
Image dimensions 45 x 30 cm (45 x 30 inch)
Mounting, Framing Archival mat board 65 x 50 cm and frame on request
Condition
Double weight baryta paper, semi-matte surface
Annotations
Estate stamp »Nachlass Cora Pongracz © OstLicht« and edition number in pencil on the reverse
Literature
Cora Pongracz, [Photogeschichte] Martha Jungwirth – Franz Ringel, Photographiert von Cora Pongracz, Wien 1972; M. Röbl, P. Coeln (eds.), Cora Pongracz. Das fotografische Werk, Vienna 2016, p. 104.
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