Robert Lebeck (1929 - 2014) - Unverschämtes Glück

Robert Lebeck (1929 - 2014), Shameless Luck, 2004. No Reserve Price!

Photo book, 29.5 x 27 cm. Signed "Bob Lebeck".

Condition: Good condition. Photos are part of the condition description.

Provenance: private collection, Berlin.

The photo series “In March 1983 in Germany” was created on the occasion of the 1983 federal election. Lebeck impressively photographed the political everyday life, the social climate, and the tension of this transitional era. Between campaign posters, scenes of daily life, and prominent figures such as Helmut Kohl or Willy Brandt, the series reflects the mood of West Germany at the time—direct, unvarnished, and stylistically brilliant.

Robert Lebeck (1929–2014) was one of the most significant German photojournalists of the 20th century. With his camera, he documented society, politics, and culture up close—always with a deeply human perspective. His work appeared in magazines such as Stern, Geo, and Kristall and shaped the visual memory of the postwar era.

With his characteristic black-and-white aesthetics, Lebeck endows the motifs with depth and timelessness. The series is among the rarely shown, yet visually powerful works of the photographer and is a key work in the political iconography of the 1980s.