HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE MONOGRAPH on 589 (!) pages by German photographer Robert Häusser (1924-2013) who is considered as one of the pioneers of contemporary German photography. Signed by the artist. I GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE SIGNATURE. TRUE FIRST ORIGINAL GERMAN PRINTING (there was also an English printing same time). Robert Häusser exhibited at more than 50 one-man-shows in museums and art galleries in Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Russia, Slovenia, and the USA. He received the Hasselblad Award in 1995. His award citation described his work as "extension and development of the 'subjective photography' genre", which was launched, and won considerable acclaim, in Europe during the post-war years. His graphic and pregnant studies of landscapes and architecture combine a fine simplification of the essentials of his subjects with a quietly threatening tone." (Wikipedia) Welcome to the "GERMAN PHOTOBOOKS" auction by Ecki Heuser (5Uhr30.com, Cologne) - with more than 100 fantastic lots. IF YOU WIN MORE THAN 1 OF MY BOOKS IN THIS AUCTION, YOU WILL PAY ONLY 1 X SHIPPING COSTS - WORLDWIDE. Braus, Heidelberg. 2004. First German edition, first printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. 275 x 330 mm. 589 pages. Photos: Robert Häusser. With texts by L. Fritz Gruber, Klaus Jürgen Fischer, Eugen Gomringer and others. Text in German. Condition: Book inside and outside fresh and flawless. Dustjacket fresh and complete with no tears and with no missing parts; a bit used. Overall very fine condition. Great photobook in great condition - signed by the artist with some personal words: "Mit guten Wünschen. Robert Häusser". "Robert Häusser was a German photographer. Häusser's career as a photographer began in post-war Germany during his time working on a farm. Consequentially many of his first studies included farm landscapes and workers. After moving to Mannheim he entered into what art historians have dubbed his "light period" (1953–54) due to the "light, often poetic" nature of many of his photographs taken during this time." (Wikipedia)