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Artists›Albert Renger-Patzsch

Albert Renger-Patzsch

1897–1966

WA-00015197

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

PhotographyPhotography

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ62002

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Photo Eye of the 20s

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyAi Generated· 8200%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4866
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

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Artworks (50)

Pine Trees in Nuremberg State Forest

1955 · Gelatin silver print

8 7/8 × 6 1/2" (22.5 × 16.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Winter Landscape with Oak Grove, Wamel

1955 · Gelatin silver print

10 15/16 × 15 1/8" (27.9 × 38.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Paderborn Westphalia Jesuit Church

1945 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 229 x 169 mm

Tate

Oak Preserve in Wamel (Eichenkamp bei Wamei)

1945 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 24.5 × 38.4 cm (9 11/16 × 15 1/8 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 56 cm (18 × 22 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fortified Church in Grottrückerswalde, Ore Mountains

1935 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

1935 · Gelatin silver print

8 7/8 × 6 9/16" (22.6 × 16.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woodcutter from the Ore Mountains

1933 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 230 x 170 mm

Tate

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30,000 kVA Steam Turbine [Power Station] Ruhrchemie, Oberhausen, Germany

1933 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 6 9/16 × 8 7/8 in. (16.7 × 22.6 cm) Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 7/8 in. (16.7 × 22.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Water Gas Generators, Ruhrchemie, Oberhausen, Germany

1933 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 8 15/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.7 × 16.8 cm) Sheet: 8 15/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.7 × 16.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Polymerization Plant, Ruhrchenie, Oberhausen, Germany

1933 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 8 15/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.7 × 16.8 cm) Sheet: 9 1/16 × 6 11/16 in. (23 × 17 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Catalyst Plant, Filter Presses, Ruhrchemie, Oberhausen, Germany

1933 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in. (22.6 × 16.8 cm) Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in. (22.6 × 16.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fertilizer Warehouse, Storage, Ruhrchenie, Oberhausen, Germany

1933 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 6 5/8 in. × 9 in. (16.8 × 22.8 cm) Sheet: 6 5/8 in. × 9 in. (16.8 × 22.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Oberhausen

1932 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 8 13/16 × 6 7/16 in. (22.4 × 16.4 cm) Sheet: 8 13/16 × 6 7/16 in. (22.4 × 16.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Country Road in Snowstorm (Landstrasse bei Schneesturm)

1931 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 27.3 × 38.2 cm (10 3/4 × 15 1/16 in.); Mount: 45.8 × 56.1 cm (18 1/16 × 22 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The World of the Plant: Baumpilz (Fungi)

1930 · Gelatin silver print

22.9 × 16.6 cm (9 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Beech Forest in Fall (Büchenwald im Herbst)

1930 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 28.1 × 38.1 cm (11 1/8 × 15 in.); Mount: 45.8 × 56 cm (18 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1930 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.8 × 16.8 cm (9 × 6 5/8 in.); Paper: 23 × 17.1 cm (9 1/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Window of a Building by Hanns Schwippert

1930 · Gelatin silver print

8 15/16 × 6 5/8" (22.7 × 16.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Street in Essen

1930 · Gelatin silver print

15 3/16 × 11 3/16" (38.6 × 28.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1930 · Gelatin silver print

6 3/4 × 9 1/16" (17.2 × 23 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hamburg, St Nicholas’s Church

1929 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 227 x 168 mm

Tate

Münster in Westphalia, St Clement’s Church, Built by Schlaun

1929 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 229 x 168 mm

Tate

Hamburg, Port

1929 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 167 x 230 mm

Tate

Hamburg, Port Scene

1929 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 226 x 167 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (4)

50 published of 66 catalogued · 55 with image

MoMA
16 publishedof 32 catalogued27 img
Art Institute Chicago
15 published15 img
Tate
13 published13 img
The Met
6 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Paderborn Westphalia Jesuit Church
1945 · Tate · 1 prov
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Greifswald, St Nicholas’s Church, Series: North German Brick Cathedrals
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
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Hamburg, Port
1929 · Tate · 1 prov
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Fortified Church in Grottrückerswalde, Ore Mountains
1935 · Tate · 1 prov
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From the Work: North German Brick Cathedrals, Stralsund - St Mary’s Church, Nave from the Choir
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
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Münster in Westphalia, St Clement’s Church, Built by Schlaun
1929 · Tate · 1 prov
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Hörder Verein - Coal Mixing Plant (Dortmund)
1929 · Tate · 1 prov
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Hamburg, St Nicholas’s Church
1929 · Tate · 1 prov
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Woodcutter from the Ore Mountains
1933 · Tate · 1 prov
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Bookbinder Gilding
— · Tate · 1 prov
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Images

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Albert Renger Patzsch by Hugo Erfurth, 1938

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Albert Renger Patzsch Eisen und Stahl Einband 1931

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Modern Times exhibition Rijksmuseum 2014

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Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Artsy

1 lot · 2025

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	May 2025	£1,500 – £2,500	Unsold

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Art of the Twenties

New York · 1979

Group Exhibition Photo Eye of the 20s

New York · 1970

Group Exhibition Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

New York · 1967

Group Exhibition The Photographer's Eye

New York · 1964