Ludwig Rauch
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After Work






Today their names have changed. 
Senior citizens. Best-Ager. Silver Surfer.
At that time they where simply called „retirees“.















1985 the student of art Ludwig Rauch asked old people in Prenzlauer Berg /East Berlin /GDR he met on Schönhauser Allee for permission to portray them. Just there, on the street. He always had liked these friendly characters, who never seemed to be in a hurry, their crinkled faces and their personal charisma, which in a magic way was corresponding to the neighbourhood of Prenzlauer Berg: unpretentious, a little poor and ramshackled, full of hidden corners and stories, full of history – but kind of free. They were pipe-fitters, cleaning women, piano tuner, fish seller. And they were proud. Prenzlauer Berg has changed a lot, and so did its inhabitants. The retirees of that time are from times long past of a vanished country. But the questions are still the same: Who are you, when your work-life is over? What remains? How to grow old with dignity? Is there something to look back and be proud of?








Index




No. TitelYearMaterialSizeEditionPriceAvailability
P-03-01 Herrenschneiderin1985  
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-02 Kupferschmied1985   
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-03 Hutmannequin1985  
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-04 Fischverkäuferin1985     
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-05 Klavierstimmer1985      
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-06 Laborantin1985      
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-07 Verkäuferin1985     
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-08 Elektrowarenladenbesitzer1985      
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-09 Gouvernante1985     
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-10 Putzfrau1985     
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-11 Rohrleger1985     
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009
P-03-12 Magistratsangestellte1985   
FineArt Print:  Hahnemühle44x30cm9€1,5009




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Herrenschneiderin
Kupferschmied
Hutmannequin
Fischverkäuferin
Klavierstimmer
Laborantin
Verkäuferin
Elektrowarenladenbesitzer
Gouvernante
Putzfrau
Rohrleger
Magistratsangestellte