Herbert List (1903-1975) was a brilliant German photographer with a quite eventful life story. His photographs display a rare level of artistry.
Black Male Nude I, 1935
Dead Trees, 1939
Capri, 1935
[there's enough subtext here to fill a novel]
Grotesque Figure, Park of Palazzo Orsini, Bomarzo, Italy, 1952
Man and Dog, Portofino, 1936
Munich, 1946
Italy, Venice. Piazza San Marco. 1939
[what a brilliant use of light and shadow!]
On the scout for ovenwood , Munich, 1946
Ostia, Italy, 1959
Spirit of Lycabettus I, Athens, 1937
Stairway to Heaven, Rome, 1949
Traffic sign, Löwenbräukeller, Munich, 1946
View from the Window II, Rome, Trastevere, 1953
Prometheus, 1939