Artist Index: Sewcz, Hans Martin

Self-portrait, Checkpoint Charlie (sequence). 1988. Vintage gelatin silver print. 39,5 x 20 cm. Flush-mounted to board, signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's stamp on mount verso.

In the series "Sequences 1987-1992," Hans Martin Sewcz offers a glimpse into a period of rapid political and social transformation, reflecting autobiographical elements and the quest for identity amid Berlin's reunification. Sewcz's retrospective approach intertwines personal phases in East Berlin with the broader context of Germany's reunification, using visible perforations on the negative strips to emphasize the process and narrative elements within each sequence.




– One surface scratch in upper area, a few light bumps from mounting, otherwise in good condition.

Untitled, Berlin. 1981. Vintage gelatin silver print on Orwo paper. 21 x 30 cm (29,5 x 39,5 cm). Signed, annotated and dated by the photographer in pencil, as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.

A fine tonal print in very good condition.

"Große Hamburger Straße mit Blick auf die Oranienburger Straße, Berlin". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24,5 x 58 cm (35,8 x 61 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned E.A. by the photographer in pencil as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.


Light impression mark in upper left, a few light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. pp. 18-19.

Prenzlauer Berg. 1976. Vintage gelatin silver print. 22,7 x 17,3 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil, as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.

Hans Martin Sewcz studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. One of his main topics are former East Germany and other East-Bloc countries. He has had numerous exhibitions and his work is in various collections such as the Berlinische Galerie, the Deutsches Historisches Museum, the Institut für Moderne Kunst, Nuremberg and the Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt a. Main Collection. His work was also shown in the exhibition "Das Gesicht des XX. Jahrhunderts" at the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. – Corners bumped, handling crease in mid right near edge, otherwise in very good condition.

"Auguststr. Berlin". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24 x 57,4 cm (30,8 x 60 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned E.A. by the photographer in pencil as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.


Light handling mark upper right, corners slightly bumped, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. p 15.

"Große Hamburger Straße, Ecke Auguststraße, Ost-Berlin". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24 x 57 cm (34,2 x 60,5 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned E.A. by the photographer in pencil as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.


Pressure point from verso in upper mid area, light handling mark lower left, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. p 15.

Sewcz, Hans Martin. Bert Papenfuß. Silbergelatineabzug. 45 x 29 cm. Verso bezeichnet, signiert, datiert und mit dem Stempel des Fotografen. 1978/späterer Druck.
Exemplar "E.A." Porträt des 1956 in Stavenhagen geborenen Lyrikers, des zuverlässig widerständigen Prenzlauer-Berg-Szeneurgesteins. "jede Uhr isn zeitzuender". – Tadellos.

"In der Auguststraße, Berlin-Mitte". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24,5 x 58,4 cm (35,2 x 61,5 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned E.A. by the photographer in pencil as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.

Brown drying paper in side edges, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. pp. 8-9.
Ulrich Gutmair. Die erstenTage von Berlin. Der Sound der Wende. Leipzig 2013, ill. p.10.
Ulrich Gutmair. The First Days of Berlin.The Sound of Change. Medford 2021, ill. p. 4.

"Linienstraße mit Fernsehturm, Berlin". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24,5 x 57,5 cm (34 x 60,5 cm). Signed, titled, editioned E.A. and dated by the photographer in pencil, as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.

In excellent condition.

Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. p. 34.

"Oranienburger Str., Kreuzung Tucholskystraße Berlin". 1979/printed later. Panoramic gelatin silver print. 24 x 58 cm (34 x 61 cm). Signed, titled, dated and editioned E.A. by the photographer in pencil as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.


Hans Martin Sewcz studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. Former East Germany and other East-Bloc countries are the main themes in his work. He has had numerous exhibitions and his photographs are in various collections such as the Berlinische Galerie, the Deutsches Historisches Museum, the Institut für Moderne Kunst, Nuremberg and the Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt a. Main Collection. – Brown drying paper in side edges, small retouched spot in mid area, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte, Mai 1979, Berlin 2011, ill. front cover.

Back courtyard, Kastanienallee, Berlin. 1979. Vintage gelatin silver print. 15,7 x 24,2 cm. Flush-mounted to board, signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil, as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.

Corners slightly bumped, slight edge wear, retouched spot, handling crease in left side, otherwise in good condition.

Shop window of Centrum department store, Berlin. 1990/printed 2003. Cibrachrome print. 60 x 40 cm. Signed, editioned 2/2 and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

A print of this image is in the Deutsche Bank collection. – A few handling dents, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Enno Stahl (ed.). German Trash. Berlin 1996, ill. p. 221.

"Cinderella, Berlin" (sequence). 1990. Vintage gelatin silver print on RC paper. 29 x 70 cm. Signed, titled, dated and editioned e.a. by the photographer in black marker on the verso.

Some handling marks, especially in upper area, small tear in lower edge in right corner, otherwise in good condition.

"Tour durch Brandenburg" (sequence). 1978. Vintage gelatin silver print. 50 x 39,7 cm. Titled, dated and signed by the photographer in pencil, as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.

In this work Hans Martin Sewcz exposed four images separately on one sheet of paper, creating a lyrical, narrative filmic sequence. – Creases along edges and several in upper right and lower left corner, traces of previous mounting on the verso, slightly buckled, some light soiling spots, otherwise in good condition.

"Humboldt-Uni". 1981. Vintage gelatin silver print. 21 x 30 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil, as well as photographer's stamp on the verso.

This image was part of Sewcz's diploma project at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig in 1981. – Creases in upper/lower right and lower edge, otherwise a fine tonal print in good condition.

Lit.: Marc Barbey (ed.). Hans Martin Sewcz. Berlin-Mitte Mai 1979. Berlin 2011, ill. p. 6.