Erich Retzlaff [SEP] place of death
Erich Retzlaff
Erich Retzlaff (born Reinfeld, Germany 1899, died Dießen am Ammersee, Bavaria, Germany, 1993) was a German photographer who focused primarily on portraits of workers, farmers, peasants and peasant costumes.
Early career.
Retzlaff served as a machine gunner in the First World War, seeing action and being wounded on the Western Front, Flanders. During the war he received the Iron Cross (second class). After a series of false starts in civilian life after the war, Retzlaff became involved
30 vintage Retzlaff prints for the collection in 2012. In 2013 the Bettina Retzlaff-Cumming bequest brought a further 38 vintage Retzlaff prints to the collection. In 2014 the Anna-Claudia Guimbous bequest added over 250 vintage Retzlaff prints to the collection. The School of Art Gallery & Museum now holds the largest collection of Erich Retzlaff's work outside of Germany.
External links.
- Dr. Christopher Webster van Tonder - research pages on Erich Retzlaff
- The School of Art Gallery & Museum
- Das Münchner Stadtmuseum