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Christian Schad

Germany (1894—1982)
After his initial inclination towards Expressionism, Schad found shelter in Zürich during WWI. Here he met Arp, Ball and Tzara and joined the Dada movement. He worked on woodcuts and collaborated with the magazine Sirius. In 1917 he moved to Geneva and created his Schadographs – photograms with light sensitive photo plates. He lived in Rome, Naples, Vienna and Berlin, capturing life, people and culture of the cities. He became one of the leading exponents of New Objectivity.
Tristan Tzara / Jean Arp / Hugo Ball
Christian Schad

Schadographie 59

Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 16.6 x 21.6 cm / 1962 / © 2020 / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany

Christian Schad

Schadographie 75b

Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 15.7 x 21.2 cm / 1963 / © 2020 / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany

Jean Cocteau / Jean Crotti / Christian Schad / Walter Serner / Marcel Duchamp / Francis Picabia

Le Pilhaou-Thibaou

Supplément illustré de “391” / Magazine / 25 x 31.9 cm / Paris, 1921 / © Francis Picabia c/o Sabam, 2020

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Christian Schad

Schadographie 57

Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 16.5 x 21.5 cm / 1962 / © 2020 / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany

Richard Hülsenbeck / Marcel Janco / Hans Richter / Sophie Taeuber-Arp / Christian Schad / Jean Arp / Kurt Schwitters / Tristan Tzara

Der Zeltweg

Magazine / Letterpress / 31 x 21 cm / Paris, 1919

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Christian Schad

Schadographie 126

Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 16.5 x 21.3 cm / 1975 / © 2020 / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany

Christian Schad

Schadographie 44

Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 15.9 x 21.8 cm / 1962 / © 2020 / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany

Christian Schad

Schadographie 63

Original photography / Gelatin silver print / 14.4 x 21.9 cm / 1962 / © 2020 / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany