Roger Fritz (1936-2021) - Joseph Beuys (studio)

Roger Fritz (1936 - 2021), Joseph Beuys (studio), Düsseldorf 1985/2018. No reserve price!

Black/White photo print, sheet size: 15 x 22.4 cm. Edition of 50, signed, dated, titled.

Good condition, glue strip for matting present.

Biography
As a photographer, he is an 'objective' seismograph of society life in the second half of the 20th century. For Stern, Quick, Jours de France, Münchner Illustrierte, Vogue, or Bunte, he celebrates the 'Celebrities' from film, music, fine arts, literature, and politics in a distinctive visual language. As an actor, filmmaker, and/or producer (of about 40 films), he is part of this society himself, meeting stars on film sets and hotspots with his camera at eye level. As their colleague and friend, he also gives us personal insights into their private lives. His first photography awards were received when he was 18 (Photokina 1954 and 1956). From 1956 to 1959, he was a UFA junior student for acting and directing. At 23, he founded the magazine 'Twen' (1959). In the 1960s, he assisted Gian-Carlo Menotti at the Due Mondi opera festival and Luchino Visconti in 'Boccaccio 70.' In 1967, he received the Federal Film Award for his feature film 'Mädchen, Mädchen.' He acted in three Rainer Werner Fassbinder films. He operated a local business in Munich during the 1980s and 90s. Later, Roger Fritz created features about city and country life—from Las Vegas to Bavaria. In 2007, he received the Lead-Award for a St. Pauli magazine report, and in 2011, the German Independence Honorary Award.

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