Front view

Inv. No.S-0562
ArtistWalter Vogelborn 1932 in Germany
Title

"Hamburger Zoo"

Year1963
Medium

gelatin silver print mounted on cardboard

Dimensions39 x 29 cm
Editionunique
Signature

titled, dated and signed (ink) on mount recto; annotated ("Unikat") and signed (ink) on mount verso

Comment

While in Klein’s picture (S-0294) the models in their striped dresses are linked to the pedestrian crossing, Vogel puts the plump ladies in floral dresses together with the floral umbrella in the foreground in humorous contrast to the zebras in the background.
Fritz Simak

S-0562, "Hamburger Zoo"
Walter Vogel, "Hamburger Zoo", 1963
S-0562, Front view
© Walter Vogel
S-0562, Back view
Walter Vogel, "Hamburger Zoo", 1963
S-0562, Back view
S-0562, Vgl. William Klein S-0294
Walter Vogel, "Hamburger Zoo", 1963
S-0562, Vgl. William Klein S-0294