Albert’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Beech Forest in Fall (Buchenwald im Herbst)
Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

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Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

Country Road in Snowstorm (Landstrasse bei Schneesturm)
Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

Slag Heaps in an Iron Work (Schlackenhalden in einem Eisenwerk)
Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

Blades of Grass in Snow
Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

Oak Preserve in Wamel (Eichenkamp bei Wamei)
Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

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Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

Path in the Vineyards near Eller on the Moselle River (Weinbergweg bei Eller an der Mosel)
Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

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Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

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Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

Throat of an Orchid (Rachen einer Orchidee)
Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

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Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

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Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

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Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1897–1966

The World of the Plant: Baumpilz (Fungi)
Albert Renger-Patzsch German, 1987-1966

Mountain Brook
Albert Bierstadt (American, born Solingen, Prussia, now Germany, 1830–1902)

Three Pierrots and Harlequin
Albert Bloch American, 1882–1961

Portrait of Emmanuel Rio
Albert Schindler (Austrian, 1805–1861)

By the Sea, Dieppe
Albert André (French, 1869-1954)