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'''Franz Fiedler''' (17 February 1885 in [[Prostějov]], [[Austria-Hungary]] – 5 February 1956 in [[Dresden]], [[German Democratic Republic|GDR]]) was a [[photographer]].
'''Franz Fiedler''' (17 February 1885 in [[Prostějov]], [[Austria-Hungary]] &ndash; 5 February 1956 in [[Dresden]], [[German Democratic Republic|GDR]]) was a [[photographer|German photographer]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reveron |first=Sean |date=2019-10-18 |title=Life’s dance with sex, love and death…by Franz Fiedler - CVLT Nation |url=https://cvltnation.com/sex-love-and-death-by-franz-fiedler/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Biography ==
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Fiedler was born in Prostějov, near [[Olomouc]] in [[Moravia]]. Fiedler was a pupil of [[Hugo Erfurth]]. He was regarded as an eccentric during his apprenticeship in [[Plzeň|Pilsen]], and worked in 1905 and again in 1912 with [[Rudof Dührkoop]] in [[Hamburg]], and from 1908 to 1911 with [[Hugo Erfurth]] in [[Dresden]]. At the [[Turin International|1911 world exhibition in Turin]] he won first prize and had another exhibition in [[Prague]] in 1913. He belonged to the circle of [[Jaroslav Hašek]] and [[Egon Erwin Kisch]] and in 1916 married [[Erna Hauswald]] in Dresden where he occupied a studio at Sedanstraße 7.
Fiedler was born in Prostějov, near [[Olomouc]] in [[Moravia]]. Fiedler was a student of [[Hugo Erfurth]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-20 |title=Lady Dancing With Skeleton {{!}} MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine |url=https://monovisions.com/tag/lady-dancing-with-skeleton/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref>


== Career ==
From 1919, and coincidental with his friendship with ''Madame d'Ora'' ([[Dora Kallmus]], of [[Vienna]] who was later to move to [[Paris]]) he began to work with a 9×12 [[folding camera]] and in 1924 became one of the first professional photographers to use a [[Leica Camera|Leica]]. After expanding his studio in 1925, he took part in the exhibition ''"Film und Foto"'' in Stuttgart.
He was regarded as an eccentric during his apprenticeship in [[Plzeň|Pilsen]], and worked in 1905 and again in 1912 with [[Rudof Dührkoop]] in [[Hamburg]], and from 1908 to 1911 with [[Hugo Erfurth]] in [[Dresden]].<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2019-04-15 |title=Surreal Photographs of ‘Lady Dancing With Skeleton’ in the Early 1920s |url=https://vintagenewsdaily.com/surreal-photographs-of-lady-dancing-with-skeleton-in-the-early-1920s/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Vintage News Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>


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At the [[Turin International|1911 world exhibition in Turin]] he won first prize and had another exhibition in [[Prague]] in 1913. He belonged to the circle of [[Jaroslav Hašek]] and [[Egon Erwin Kisch]] and in 1916 married [[Erna Hauswald]] in Dresden where he occupied a studio at Sedanstraße 7.
The outstanding publication on the city of [[Dresden]], conceived in the spirit of ''Die Neue Sachlichkeit'', is one of the first illustrated works created according to the new principles of photography. It marks a turning point in his work. To the same series of publications, published by [[Adolf Behne]], belongs 'Berlin in Bildern' by [[Sasha Stone (photographer)|Sasha Stone]]. That work was the subject of a show at the turn of the year (2006/7) in the ''[[Berlinischen Galerie]]''.


In 1919, he started using a 9x12 camera and, by 1924, adopted the [[Leica Camera|Leica]]. In 1925, he exhibited at ''Film und Foto'' in Stuttgart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Franz Fiedler, Portrait of Arno Drescher painting. 1925.… {{!}} Drouot.com |url=https://drouot.com/en/l/15320262--franz-fiedler-portrait-darno- |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=drouot.com}}</ref>
Fiedler's studio was destroyed by the Royal Air Force & US Air Force on 13 February 1945. All that was left was a box with photographs for exhibition which was deposited with his family in [[Moravia]]. After 1945 he did not have his own studio and earned a living in the [[German Democratic Republic|GDR]] as author of books on photography. [[Anneliese Kretschmer]], Dortmund, is one of his pupils.

Fiedler adopted a face image as his emblem and claimed expertise in photographing picturesque women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Franz Fiedler up to date |url=https://fotografmagazine.cz/en?magazine=franz-fiedler-up-to-date |access-date=2023-10-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

His studio was bombed in 1945. He stored exhibition photos with family in [[Moravia]]. Post-1945, he authored photography books in [[East Germany]]. [[Annelise Kretschmer|Anneliese Kretschmer]] was one of his students in Dortmund.<ref>{{Cite news |title=DFA-Podcast #6 {{!}} Annelise Kretschmer. A photographer (also) of the 1920s. - German Photographic Academy |language=en |url=https://dfa.photography/en/post/dfa-podcast-6-annelise-kretschmer-eine-fotografin-auch-der-1920er-jahre |access-date=2023-10-26}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==

Revision as of 20:30, 26 October 2023

Franz Fiedler (17 February 1885 in Prostějov, Austria-Hungary – 5 February 1956 in Dresden, GDR) was a German photographer.[1]

Biography

Fiedler was born in Prostějov, near Olomouc in Moravia. Fiedler was a student of Hugo Erfurth. [2]

Career

He was regarded as an eccentric during his apprenticeship in Pilsen, and worked in 1905 and again in 1912 with Rudof Dührkoop in Hamburg, and from 1908 to 1911 with Hugo Erfurth in Dresden.[3]

At the 1911 world exhibition in Turin he won first prize and had another exhibition in Prague in 1913. He belonged to the circle of Jaroslav Hašek and Egon Erwin Kisch and in 1916 married Erna Hauswald in Dresden where he occupied a studio at Sedanstraße 7.

In 1919, he started using a 9x12 camera and, by 1924, adopted the Leica. In 1925, he exhibited at Film und Foto in Stuttgart.[4]

Fiedler adopted a face image as his emblem and claimed expertise in photographing picturesque women.[5]

His studio was bombed in 1945. He stored exhibition photos with family in Moravia. Post-1945, he authored photography books in East Germany. Anneliese Kretschmer was one of his students in Dortmund.[6]

Publications

  • 'Dresden in Bildern', Aufnahmen von Franz Fiedler, herausgegeben von Hans Wolfgang Singer, Wien, Leipzig, Verlag Dr. Hans Epstein, 1930 ('Orbis urbium – Schöne Städte in schönen Bildern').
  • Dufek, Antonin, Franz Fiedler, Fotografie/Photographs/Fotografien (Brünn, Prag, 2005)
  • Franz Fiedler. Fotografie. Technische Sammlungen der Stadt Dresden, Ausstellung 4.4.-3.6.2007
See also: Fiedler
  1. ^ Reveron, Sean (2019-10-18). "Life's dance with sex, love and death…by Franz Fiedler - CVLT Nation". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ "Lady Dancing With Skeleton | MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine". 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. ^ "Surreal Photographs of 'Lady Dancing With Skeleton' in the Early 1920s". Vintage News Daily. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ^ "Franz Fiedler, Portrait of Arno Drescher painting. 1925.… | Drouot.com". drouot.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  5. ^ "Franz Fiedler up to date". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  6. ^ "DFA-Podcast #6 | Annelise Kretschmer. A photographer (also) of the 1920s. - German Photographic Academy". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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