FRANZ SCHENSKY* (Heligoland 1871 - 1957 Schleswig) Portrait of a fisherman from Heligoland, c. 1926 gelatin silver print 23 x 17.5 cm blindstamp, verso inscribed Heinrich Jannsen ESTIMATE € 450 - € 900 STARTING PRICE € 450 Franz Schensky, a native of Heligoland, is one of the pioneers of black-and-white photography and holds a firm place in German photography history. Franz Schensky is known for his dramatic images of the sea showing the power of waves and the facets of seawater in all its nuances. He was the premier chronicler of the island of Helgoland. Further artists and styles: German photography, pictorialism, Schleswig-Holstein, Helgoland, North Sea, August Sander PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographys 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and, the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.