Lotte Jacobi
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Lotte Jacobi #8,404

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personGerman-American, 1896–1990
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Selected Works54

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Photogenic
Photogenic, 1946
Acquired 2024
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Marc Chagall and His Daughter, Ida
Marc Chagall and His Daughter, Ida, 1945
Acquired 2020
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Head of a Dancer
Head of a Dancer, 1929
Acquired 2020
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Peru Children
Peru Children, 1977
Acquired 2020
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Child with Lollipop
Child with Lollipop, 1934
Acquired 2019
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Man Shaving
Man Shaving, 1931
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Lotte Lenya, Actress, Berlin
Lotte Lenya, Actress, Berlin, 1930
Acquired 2008
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre, 1930
Acquired 2004
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
[Woman working on a farm]
[Woman working on a farm], 1932
Acquired 2004
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
[People working on a farm]
[People working on a farm], 1932
Acquired 2004
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Sycamore Maple Leaf-Bud
Sycamore Maple Leaf-Bud, 1929
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Albert Renger-Patzsch
Albert Renger-Patzsch, 1963
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Schajulskaya, Tânzerin
Schajulskaya, Tânzerin, 1929
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Ilse Langner
Ilse Langner, 1930
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Franz Lederer
Franz Lederer, 1929
Acquired 2001
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Adolf Wohlbrück
Adolf Wohlbrück, 1932
Acquired 1999
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Chaim Weizmann, The First President of Israel
Chaim Weizmann, The First President of Israel, 1947
Acquired 1996
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Carl Zuckmayer with family on the terrace of his apartment
Carl Zuckmayer with family on the terrace of his apartment, 1928
Acquired 1996
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Portrait of Otto Steinert
Portrait of Otto Steinert, 1963
Acquired 1996
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Self-Portrait, Berlin
Self-Portrait, Berlin, 1930
Acquired 1992
Platinum print
LACMA
Photogenic
Photogenic, 1946
Acquired 1987
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Photogenic
Photogenic, 1946
Acquired 1987
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Ernesto de Fiori and Mady Christians
Ernesto de Fiori and Mady Christians, 1930
Acquired 1986
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Butterflies
Butterflies, 1950
Acquired 1986
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya, 1928
Acquired 1984
Gelatin silver print

Previous Sales

Bonhams
Two Landscape Photographs
Two Landscape Photographs, 1896
$512
Sep 2024
Christie's
Photogenic
Photogenic, 1950
$10,080
Oct 2023
Christie's
Photogenic
Photogenic, 1950
$9,450
Oct 2023
Bonhams
Simone de Beauvoir, Photogenic in Honor of Brancusi's "Bird in Flight", and Lieselotte Felger as "Die Wespentaille" in the Dance "Der Kreisel," Berlin
Simone de Beauvoir, Photogenic in Honor of Brancusi's "Bird in Flight", and Lieselotte Felger as "Die Wespentaille" in the Dance "Der Kreisel," Berlin
$960
Sep 2023
Christie's
Dancer #16, Pauline Koner, New York
Dancer #16, Pauline Koner, New York, 1950
$2,707
May 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Head of a Dancer (Niura Norskaya), Berlin, 1909
Head of a Dancer (Niura Norskaya), Berlin, 1909, 1970
$1,375
Feb 2022
Wright
Head of a Dancer (Niuta Norskaya)
Head of a Dancer (Niuta Norskaya)
$1,500
Jan 1970
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Pauline Koner Dancing
Pauline Koner Dancing, 1937
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver, printed later

For Sale

Robert Koch Gallery · Artsy
Claire Bauroff, dancer, Berlin
Claire Bauroff, dancer, Berlin, 1925
Price on request
Gelatin silver print (carte postale)
Abakus Projects · Artsy
May Sarton
May Sarton, 1970
For sale
Gelatin silver print
Abakus Projects · Artsy
Robert Frost
Robert Frost, 1959
For sale
Gelatin silver print
Kicken Berlin · Artsy
Pauline Koner, Dancer
Pauline Koner, Dancer , 1905
For sale
Gelatin silver print of a photomontage on postcard stock, printed ca. 1950
Abakus Projects · Artsy
Photogenics
Photogenics, 1950
For sale
Gelatin silver print
Robert Klein Gallery · Artsy
Anton Walbrook
Anton Walbrook, 1932
US$3,800
Gelatin silver
Robert Klein Gallery · Artsy
Pauline Koner, Dancer, New York
Pauline Koner, Dancer, New York, 1937
US$3,800
Gelatin Silver
Robert Klein Gallery · Artsy
Franz Lederer
Franz Lederer, 1932
US$3,800
Gelatin silver
Robert Klein Gallery · Artsy
Self Portrait
Self Portrait, 1930
Sold
Gelatin silver
Robert Klein Gallery · Artsy
Fritz Lang, Erwin Piscator, Reinhold Schünzel
Fritz Lang, Erwin Piscator, Reinhold Schünzel, 1932
US$2,000
Gelatin silver
Kicken Berlin · Artsy
Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya, 1928
For sale
Gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1978
account_balance

Museum Acquisitions12

Photogenic
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2024 · Accession 2024.1341 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Joan Morgenstern
Marc Chagall and His Daughter, Ida
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.279 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Head of a Dancer
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 50.2020 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci
Peru Children
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 51.2020 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci
Child with Lollipop
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 333.2019 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci
Man Shaving
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.1091 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Lotte Lenya, Actress, Berlin
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.1090 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Peter Lorre
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004.1976 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Joan Morgenstern in honor of Sonia Marvins' 90th birthday
[Woman working on a farm]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004.2131 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Joseph Chanin
[People working on a farm]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004.2132 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Joseph Chanin
Liliaceae Hyathynthem
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004.818 · gelatin silver print
Gift of Sharon and Michael Blasgen
Sycamore Maple Leaf-Bud
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.1352 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
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The Fondazione Prada in Milan is hosting “Typologien,” a survey of 20th-century German photography curated by Suzanne Pfeffer of Frankfurt’s Museum fü…
exhibitionsMay 19, 2025
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No past exhibitions on record.

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Art Fair Appearances2

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Paris Photo — Paris
2025
Paris Photo — Paris
2024
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Recent Activity4

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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2025
Nov 13, 2025
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2024
Nov 7, 2024
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death
Lotte Jacobi dies
Jan 1, 1990
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birth
Lotte Jacobi born
Jan 1, 1896