UPDATE: The March 16 auction of Reiner Riedler’s 20 photographs raised 42,000€ for aid to Ukrainian refugees. – WestLicht Museum, March 17, 2022
On his twelve journeys through Ukraine (from 1990 to 2014), Reiner Riedler developed a deep connection to the country and its inhabitants. Out of solidarity with the victims of Russian aggression, he immediately decided to make the entire group of works shown in the current WestLicht exhibition “This Side of Paradise” available for sale at auction. All proceeds (100 percent) from the auction will benefit Caritas for survival aid to the people of Ukraine.
Reiner Riedler – UKRAINE
(above) Young girl in front of a military monument in Krasnodon. Reiner Riedler © 2002 – UKRAINE
Service station on the Kiev-Kharkiv highway. Reiner Riedler © 2002 – UKRAINE
The WestLicht Museum will present this Benefit Auction Thursday, March 10, 2022 rescheduled due to COVID for Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 1930 CET (1:30PM EST), with the photographer Reiner Riedler. Bidders may place bids during the opening hours of the museum and by email to ukrainehilfe@westlicht.com If you want to help but cannot come to the auction in person, we will be happy to take your bids by telephone during the auction. These twenty vintage prints – all unique pieces that the artist printed himself 20 years ago – have an initial bid of 950 euros per picture, approximately half the estimate price.
Descriptions:
Banquet for the opening of the Caritas kindergarten in Ismail. Reiner Riedler © 2002 – UKRAINE
- 30x30cm picture format, 40 x 40 cm incl. white wooden frame
- 20 C-Prints from 2002
- Printed, signed and titled by the photographer.
- Minimum bid for each photograph: 950 euros including VAT.
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