Gundula Schulze Eldowy (1954) - Angel child

Gundula Schulze Eldowy (1954), Angel child, 1987.

C-print, 30 x 39.7 cm, signed, dated and titled on the reverse. Frame dimensions 43 x 52.5 cm. From an edition of 25.

Condition: Very good condition. The frame is damaged at the bottom right edge.

Provenance: private collection, Berlin. (the photo was not framed, but it comes from a close friend and partner of Gundula Schulze Eldowy.)

About
Gundula Schulze Eldowy is an internationally recognized German photographer whose work has shaped the photographic documentation of the GDR with piercing authenticity. She studied photography at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig (1979–1984) and became known in the 1980s for her socially critical, often taboo-breaking series.

With photo cycles such as “Berlin in a Dog Night,” “Street Scene,” “Work,” and “Nude Portraits,” she created visual chronicles of East German everyday life—raw, poetic, and uncompromisingly real. Her works are today regarded as photographic time capsules of exceptional documentary value.
A turning point in her career was meeting the legendary photographer Robert Frank, who invited her to New York in 1985. She lived and worked there from 1990 to 1993 and, among other things, participated in the exhibition 'Photography 8' at MoMA, New York.
Since then, Schulze Eldowy has broadened her artistic repertoire to include color photography, film, and sound installations. Her work takes her around the world — including to Japan, Egypt, Peru, and Bolivia — and increasingly reflects spiritual and transcultural themes.
In 2023, Foto Arsenal Wien dedicated a comprehensive retrospective to her ('Schattenwinde'); further significant exhibitions took place at the Bröhan-Museum Berlin and the Berlinische Galerie.
Her works are in renowned collections such as MoMA New York, LACMA Los Angeles, Museum Folkwang, and the Berlinische Galerie. In 1996 she received the prestigious Higashikawa Prize in Japan.
Schulze Eldowy is a member of the Akademie der Künste Berlin as well as the Saxon Academy of the Arts. Her work combines political testimony with pictorial depth – she is regarded as one of the most important photographic voices in Germany.

Due to the large frame size, the shipping costs are somewhat higher. However, it can also be picked up in person, and the shipping costs will be reimbursed.