REISEWITZ (Wolfgang). - Lot 247

REISEWITZ (Wolfgang). Neues Sehen. Photographs by Wolfgang Reisewitz. Speyer, Edition Braus, 1999. Large in-4 (24 x 31 cm), illustrated publisher’s hardcover. Preface by Ludger Tekampe. Published by the Historisches Museum der Pfalz (Speyer). Numerous full-page black-and-white photographic reproductions. Text in German. 111 pp. First edition of this important monograph dedicated to Wolfgang Reisewitz (born 1932), co-founder of the renowned German group fotoform and a major figure in the revival of postwar German photography. The book accompanies an exhibition organized by the Historisches Museum der Pfalz and brings together a vast collection of his photographs taken between the 1950s and 1990s. His images, influenced by Otto Steinert’s “Subjektive Fotografie,” blend humanistic photography, formal experimentation, and graphic exploration. The collection constitutes one of the finest published overviews of his work. Condition: very good copy. Hardcover with slight scuffing on the headband and corners, with discreet signs of handling. Original price label on the back cover. Interior perfectly clean, with no foxing or annotations.