Franz Fiedler, Georg Gelbke, smoking a pipe. Probably 1920s. Franz Fiedler1885 Proßnitz - 1956 Dresden Silver gelatin print on baryta paper. Mounted at the upper corners on a backing cardboard. Signed in lead u.r. "Franz Fiedler". In the marginal areas with slight silvering. O.r. somewhat scratched as well as with clear moisture-related cupping within the right half of the picture. The backing cardboard slightly soiled, creased and frayed at the corners. Dimensions: 16 x 22 cm, under. 24 x 33.3 cm. Franz Fiedler 1885 Proßnitz - 1956 Dresden Pupil of Hugo Erfurth and 1908-11 co-worker in his studio. Prize winner at the World Exhibition 1911 in Turin. About 1913 Fiedler worked in Prague and belonged to the circle around Jaroslav Hasek and Egon Erwin Kisch. After moving to Dresden in 1916, he became one of the first professional photographers to work with the Leica in 1924. His publication on the city of Dresden in the spirit of New Objectivity, one of the first topographical illustrated books to be produced according to the principles of the new photography, represents a significant turning point in his work. Most of his work was destroyed in the destruction of his studio on February 13, 1945.