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Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel)

Strasbourg 1871 – 1956 Zurich

From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

4 Vintages. Bromide-silver gelatine contact prints from the original glass plate negatives. Each approx. 29 × 23 cm (11 ⅜ × 9 in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.
This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Helmar Lerski (i.e. Schmuklerski, Israel). From ”Jüdische Köpfe / Araber und Juden”, 1931–1935.

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EUR 4,000

 

- 6,000

Auction 765

Sunday, 11.10.2026, 6:00 PM

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4 Vintages. Bromide-silver gelatine contact prints from the original glass plate negatives. Each approx. 29 × 23 cm (11 ⅜ × 9 in.). Each with Helmar Lerski’s serial number written in pencil on the reverse as well as inscribed or numbered; 1 photograph is inscribed: "Orientalisches", and 2 photographs are marked with an "X" in blue felt-tip pen or pencil. 1 photograph with the red stamp: "II 63" on the reverse. [2060] Framed

Condition Report: In very good condition. Each faintly satin finish, heavy paper. In raking light in places minimal, hardly noticeable mirroring

Helmar Lerski: Der Mensch - Mein Bruder. Dresden 1958, pl. 53 (there titled: Jüdischer Lastträger in Palästina), pl. 62 (there titled: Jemenit in Palästina) / Florian Ebner: Metamorphosen des Gesichts. Die „Verwandlungen durch Licht" von Helmar Lerski. Göttingen 2002, p. 62, ill. 45 (there titled and dated: Junger jüdischer Lastträger in Palästina (Frühgotik), 1931) / Exh. cat.: Faces - die Macht des Gesichts. Helmar Lerski und die Porträtfotografie der Zwischenkriegszeit. Vienna, Albertina, 2021, p. 213 (there titled: Lastträger in Palästina), p. 215 (there titled: Jemenit in Palästina)

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