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Hans Finsler

Hans Finsler was a Swiss and German master of photography, a representative of the New Objectivity artistic movement.

He studied art history and architecture, but then was introduced to photography and became interested in it.

In 1927 he volunteered at the New Photographic Society in Berlin. In 1929 his participation in the exhibition "Film and Photography" in Stuttgart brought Finsler fame. He founded the photographic department of the Kunst Geverbeschule in Zurich, where many photographers who later also became famous studied. From 1946 to 1955 Finsler was president of the Swiss Union of Artists.

Date and place of birt:7 december 1891, Heilbronn, Germany
Date and place of death:3 april 1972, Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality:Germany, Switzerland
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Photographer
Art style:New Objectivity, Product photography
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Hanna Bekker vom Rath (1893 - 1983)
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Jeanne Mammen (1890 - 1976)
Jeanne Mammen
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Josef Urbach (1889 - 1973)
Josef Urbach
1889 - 1973
Walter Schulz-Matan (1889 - 1965)
Walter Schulz-Matan
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Gussy Erika Edith Hippold-Ahnert
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Harry Morey Callahan (1912 - 1999)
Harry Morey Callahan
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Sinje Dillenkofer (1959)
Sinje Dillenkofer
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