"Straße in Oberhausen, Ruhrgebiet"

gelatin silver print

titled, dated, numbered, signed by gallery owner (pencil), gallery-stamp on verso

Renger-Patzsch was captivated by striped in this photograph. In addition to the balanced composition of the row of houses with a firewall, the fence, a street lamp and the church tower, exactly these stripes dominate the picture: the road with its ruts, the shadows crossing them, the fence with its pickets and a broad, bright stripe in the middle of the fire wall. The synergy of all these elements gives the picture a surreal touch.
(Fritz Simak)