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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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Josef Wilhelm Melchior (1810 - 1883)
Josef Wilhelm Melchior
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Max Slefogt (1868 - 1932)
Max Slefogt
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 Otto Scheuerer (1862 - 1934)
Otto Scheuerer
1862 - 1934
Wilhelm Lindenschmit I (1806 - 1848)
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1806 - 1848
Jonas Gerhard (1980)
Jonas Gerhard
1980
Matthäus Merian I (1593 - 1650)
Matthäus Merian I
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Theodor Esser (1868 - 1937)
Theodor Esser
1868 - 1937
Hanns Fay (1888 - 1957)
Hanns Fay
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Walter Dexel (1890 - 1973)
Walter Dexel
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Hannah Höch (1889 - 1978)
Hannah Höch
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Philipp Schmid (1809 - ?)
Philipp Schmid
1809 - ?
Hermann Weber (1959)
Hermann Weber
1959
Robert Ockelmann (1849 - 1915)
Robert Ockelmann
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Jürgen Brandes (1922 - 2002)
Jürgen Brandes
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Adolf Schreyer (1828 - 1899)
Adolf Schreyer
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Claus Goedicke (1966)
Claus Goedicke
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Ludwig von Hofmann (1861 - 1945)
Ludwig von Hofmann
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Albert Henrich (1899 - 1971)
Albert Henrich
1899 - 1971
Walter Schulz-Matan (1889 - 1965)
Walter Schulz-Matan
1889 - 1965
Wilhelm Ohm (1905 - 1965)
Wilhelm Ohm
1905 - 1965
 Wilhelm Friedrich Hubert Ohm (1905 - 1965)
Wilhelm Friedrich Hubert Ohm
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Bernhard Blume (1937 - 2011)
Bernhard Blume
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Siegfried Berndt (1880 - 1946)
Siegfried Berndt
1880 - 1946
Arthur Kaufmann (1888 - 1971)
Arthur Kaufmann
1888 - 1971
 Elsa & Johanna ()
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Albert Aereboe (1889 - 1970)
Albert Aereboe
1889 - 1970
Volker Böhringer (1912 - 1961)
Volker Böhringer
1912 - 1961
Max Stern (1872 - 1943)
Max Stern
1872 - 1943
Ludwig Gies (1887 - 1966)
Ludwig Gies
1887 - 1966
Hellmuth Mueller-Leutert (1892 - 1973)
Hellmuth Mueller-Leutert
1892 - 1973