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New Woman, New Vision. Women Photographers of the Bauhaus

15/4/26

17 April–4 October 2026

Outstanding women photographers have been around since the invention of photography in the early 19th century. They experimented with photographic and artistic techniques and probed the boundaries of the new medium. So too did the women photographers of the Bauhaus. They observed the world around them through the camera lens and often captured subjects from novel and unconventional perspectives. The spectrum of their artistic production ranges from figurative portraits and architectural photography to abstract photographic experimentation.

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  • Woman in a striped shirt lying on her stomach, looking directly at the camera, monochrome photography.
    Gertrud Arndt, Self-portrait in the studio at the Bauhaus Dessau, 1926
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • Portrait of a person with a honeycomb-patterned net over their face, surrounded by dark textiles.
    Gertrud Arndt, Masked self-portrait no. 16, 1930
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • Black-and-white photo of a pensive person with their head partially tilted back and flowers in the foreground.
    Marianne Brandt, Self-portrait with lilies, around 1923
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • Reflective balls mirror a room and a person with a camera, high contrast in black and white.
    Marianne Brandt, Self-portrait in the studio at the Bauhaus Dessau, reflected in spheres, 1928–1929
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • A group of curious and attentive children watches an outdoor event.
    Marianne Brandt, Waiting children, 1928
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • Black and white photography of a spherical structure with intriguing shadows on a smooth surface.
    Lotte Collein, Sea urchin and shadow of a crab’s pincer, 1928
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Ursula Kirsten-Collein
  • Black-and-white photograph featuring two shiny spheres with reflective surfaces displaying geometric shapes.
    Florence Henri, Composition II, 1928
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Galleria Martini & Ronchetti, courtesy Archives Florence Henri
  • Portrait of a thoughtful person looking into a mirror, with silver balls in the foreground on a table.
    Florence Henri, Mirror self-portrait, 1928
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Galleria Martini & Ronchetti, courtesy Archives Florence Henri
  • Black-and-white image of various fruits, including citrus fruits and a protective casing.
    Irene Hoffmann, Still life with oranges, 1932
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin
  • A woman in an elegant outfit lies on the floor smoking a cigarette, looking up at the ceiling.
    Grit Kallin-Fischer, Self-portrait with cigarette, around 1928
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin
  • A woman in a striped dress sits relaxed with her arms raised in a chair by a window.
    Ivana Meller-Tomljenović, Portrait of Grete Krebs, 1930
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Marinko Sudac
  • A worker stands on a steel beam holding a rope, with an unfinished building and a misty atmosphere in the background.
    Ivana Meller-Tomljenović, On the building site, 1930
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Marinko Sudac
  • A man embraces a woman as she strikes an elegant pose in a sepia-toned photograph.
    Etel Mittag-Fodor, Albert Mentzel and Lotte Rothschild, around 1930
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin
  • A young man sits outdoors, wearing a light shirt and tie, with a serious expression on his face.
    Lucia Moholy, Portrait of Eva Weininger on the stairs of one of the Masters‘ Houses in Dessau, 1927
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • A girl holds a camera close to her face and watches through the viewfinder, with a blurred background.
    Lucia Moholy, Girl taking a photograph, 1929–1930
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • Portrait of an older woman in profile with a holistic expression and gray hair. Presented in black and white.
    Lucia Moholy, Portrait of Clara Zetkin, German politician and women’s rights activist, around 1930
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • Bauhaus building in black and white, modern architecture with distinctive lettering and clean lines.
    Lucia Moholy, Bauhaus building Dessau, view from the south-west with lettering, Architect: Walter Gropius, 1927
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • Black metal railings around a concrete balcony of a modern building, with a blurry cityscape in the background.
    Lucia Moholy, Bauhaus building Dessau, balcony of the studio building, Architect: Walter Gropius, around 1926
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • A desperate woman sits with her hands on her head, surrounded by grieving children in a dimly lit room.
    Lucia Moholy, Woman on stairs, Yugoslavia, 1932
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • A halved lemon slice surrounded by sparkling beads on a textured fabric.
    Lony Neumann, Still life with lemon and pearl necklace on a woven rug, 1930
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Olga Michajlowna Beskina-Labas
  • Crowd at the train station, historic trains, bustling travel traffic between the tracks.
    Ré Soupault, Crowd at St. Lazare station, around 1936
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Manfred Metzner, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
  • Black-and-white photo of a thoughtful woman holding her hair, sitting with a melancholic expression.
    Grete Stern, Portrait of Miriam Winslow, US-American dancer, 1944
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Estate Grete Stern, courtesy Galeria Jorge Mara
  • An elegant couple in vintage clothing, closely embracing, with a nostalgic flair and emotional intimacy.
    Grete Stern, Portrait of Claire Eckstein and Edwin Denby, German-American dancing couple, 1929
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Estate Grete Stern, courtesy Galeria Jorge Mara
  • People are walking down stairs to a beach with many bathers and a pier in the background.
    Elsa Thiemann, Stairs at the Wannsee lake open-air bath, Berlin, 1950s
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Margot Schmidt
  • Black-and-white image of children going up stairs, with a neon sign for "Leiser" above them.
    Elsa Thiemann, Children entering the U-Bahn at Neukölln station, Berlin, 1950s
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Margot Schmidt
  • Ruins of buildings in a destroyed urban landscape, surrounded by debris and an empty street.
    Elsa Thiemann, Ruins, Berlin, around 1945
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Margot Schmidt
  • View of the characteristic steel structure of a tower, captured from below in black and white.
    Elsa Thiemann, Radio tower, Berlin, 1930s
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Margot Schmidt
  • Woman holding a child in front of a billboard, with a man in the background and a historic cityscape in black and white.
    Edith Tudor-Hart, Woman and child in Vienna, around 1930
    Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin © Peter Suschitzky
  • Woman in beige outerwear and gray skirt stands before a wall with information about milk pumping.
    Portrait Kalinka Gieseler
    Photo: Pauline Ruther
  • A woman in casual clothing stands in front of two images in a gallery, smiling while wearing a cap and sneakers.
    Portrait Caroline Kynast
    Photo: Pauline Ruther
  • Woman with glasses in an art space, surrounded by two photographs of modern buildings.
    Portrait Sinta Werner
    Photo: Pauline Ruther
  • Visitors explore a gallery with photographs, surrounded by bright green walls and modern exhibits.
    Exhibition view
    Photo: Pauline Ruther
  • Visitors view photographs and artworks in a gallery with a green wall background and mirror objects.
    Exhibition view
    Photo: Pauline Ruther