Jewgeni Chaldej - Berlin 2. Mai 1945, der Dichter Dolmatowski

One of the last subjects that Jewgeni Chaldej himself processed in the darkroom. Print from 1994. He died in Moscow on October 6, 1997. The photograph was sold in 1994 together with a special edition of his book “From Moscow to Berlin” Nikolai Verlag, Berlin. Edition of 250 copies.

Jewgeni Chaldej is one of the most significant photographers of World War II. See also Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewgeni_Ananjewitsch_Chaldei

Berlin May 2, 1945
The poet Yevgeny Dolmatovsky with a Hitler head as a trophy at the Brandenburg Gate
Photographer Jewgeni Chaldej
Baryta print
Later print from 1994
18 x 24 cm
Signed by Jewgeni Chaldej