Robert Lebeck (1929 - 2014) - Germany in March

Robert Lebeck (1929–2014), Germany in March, 1983/2010.

Silver gelatin print, later printed, 24.7 x 37 cm on 30.3 x 40.5 cm. Signed. Limited edition for Griffelkunst 2010, personal member’s copy, 337 B 6

Condition: Good. Slight waviness of the paper in the right image edge. The photos are part of the condition description.

The photograph series “In March 1983 in Germany” was created on the occasion of the 1983 federal elections. Lebeck vividly photographed the political everyday life, the social climate, and the tension of that transitional period. Between campaign posters, everyday scenes, and prominent figures such as Helmut Kohl and Willy Brandt, the series reflects the prevailing mood in West Germany at the time—direct, unvarnished, and stylistically brilliant.

Robert Lebeck (1929–2014) was one of the most important 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 belongs to the rarely shown, yet visually powerful works of the photographer and is a key work in the political iconography of the 1980s.