Chargesheimer konrad adenauer biography

Introduction: Born Karl Heinz Hargesheimer, throughout his career he was an enigmatic and mysterious individual.
Born in Cologne in 1924 under the name of Karl Heinz Hargesheimer, Chargesheimer studied graphic arts and photography at the “Kölner Werkschulen” (1943-46).
On May 19, 2024, the Cologne photographer Chargesheimer (1924-1971), born Karl Heinz Hargesheimer, would have celebrated his hundredth birthday.

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CHARGESHEIMER

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Chargesheimer (1924-1971)

Chargesheimer (Karl Heinz Hargesheimer) belongs among the most outstanding artists of his generation – as photographer, sculptor, stage designer and director. The press called Chargesheimer a “restlessly proliferative creative spirit” and an artist “who loves to provoke.”

He was during his entire life an individual who never compromised. “Chargesheimer was insatiable, a person for whom nothing was ever enough, who consumed himself, a malcontent with an entirely crazy life (…). He made life for himself and his peers as difficult as possible.”
(Georg Ramseger)

Chargesheimer began his career in 1947 as an independent photographer for various theaters in Germany. Towards the end of the 1940s he was in contact with the photographic group “fotoform.” In 1950 he participated in the “photo-kino” exhibition in Cologne and also in the legendary exhibitions of “Subjective Photography” in 1952 and 1954. At the core of Chargesheimer’s photographic oeuvre

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on the reception history of the photographic work by CHARGESHEIMER

After CHARGESHEIMER had made a name for itself with the volume 'Cologne intime' (1957), Spiegel publisher Augstein ordered a portrait of Konrad Adenauer for the front page from him shortly before the 1957 federal election. Corresponding to Augstein's hopes, the image of a "mask-like face carved in granite, which told of political petrification and old age" was created. Due to the indignation that followed, CHARGESHEIMER became known nationwide.
In 1958 the Lord Mayor of Essen reacted to the illustrated book 'Ruhrgebiet' published by CHARGESHEIMER: 'We are thoroughly tired of being portrayed in this way by outsiders [...] We do not intend to accept such publications without being contradicted [...] We accept such representations not!'
In 1995 Wolfgang VOLLMER photographed the locations from the photo book 'Cologne 5:30 a.m.' again.
In 2004 the Cologne band BAP referred in their song 'Unger Krahnebäume' to the illustrated book of the same name above that street in Cologne.
In 2006 a small square between the cathedra

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Selected Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

Chargesheimer was a German photographer who was born in 1924.

How much does a Chargesheimer cost?

Chargesheimer's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 88 USD to 27,968 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Chargesheimer's most expensive photography?

Since 2008 the record price for this artist at auction is 27,968 USD for Ten works: Lichtgrafik. Monoskripturen, sold at Lempertz, Cologne in 2020.

Where can I see Chargesheimer's works?

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum Ludwig, Cologne have featured Chargesheimer's work in the past.

Chargesheimer in the news

Chargesheimer has been featured in articles for HYPEBEAST, Artillery Magazine and The New York Times. The most recent article is Chargesheimer: Meditationsmühle / Galerie Julian Sander, Art Cologne 2023 written for VernissageTV in February 2024. The artist died in 1972.

Artist's alternative names: Carl-Heinz Hargesheimer