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Werner Mantz

Werner Mantz

German, 1901

WA-00031981

Photography

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

28

Works in Collection

38

Assets Indexed

3

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0

Publications Referenced

60%

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Authority Records (1)

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3 cross-verified · 0 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/24505
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Werner Mantz was a German photographer known for his precise documentation of architecture and industrial sites during the Weimar and early postwar periods. Working primarily in black and white, he developed a formal, unflinching approach to built environments that emphasized geometric clarity and material surfaces. His practice bridged commercial commission work and artistic practice, recording both the modernist ambitions and the material decay of twentieth-century Germany. Mantz's archive represents a crucial visual record of central European urban and industrial life across a pivotal historical span.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago

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Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (28)

Werner Mantz, fotograaf van religieus leven in Maastricht. Centre Ceramique Maastricht 11 juni tot en met 11 juli 2004.

Werner Mantz, fotograaf van religieus leven in Maastricht. Centre Ceramique Maastricht 11 juni tot en met 11 juli 2004.

height: 838 cm, width: 630 cm

Communion bench, Kreneheide 1935

Communion bench, Kreneheide 1935

1935 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 224 x 167 mm

Communion Bench

Communion Bench

1935 · Gelatin silver print

7 11/16 × 6 11/16" (19.5 × 17 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kristal

1934 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 23 × 14.8 cm (9 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Paper: 23.6 × 17.7 cm (9 5/16 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1932 · Gelatin silver print

12 5/8 × 9" (32.1 × 22.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

[Entrance to ADA Cheese Factory in Cologne-Rodenkirchen]

1929 · Gelatin silver print

16.8 x 22.7 cm. (6 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bridge

1929 · Gelatin silver print

6 1/2 × 8 13/16" (16.5 × 22.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kölnische Zeitung, Pressa, Cologne 1928

Kölnische Zeitung, Pressa, Cologne 1928

1928 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 165 x 213 mm

Sinn-Department store, Gelsenkirchen 1928

Sinn-Department store, Gelsenkirchen 1928

1928 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 213 x 168 mm

Interior, Cologne 1928

Interior, Cologne 1928

1928 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 167 x 214 mm

Staircase Ursuliner Lyzeum, Cologne 1928

Staircase Ursuliner Lyzeum, Cologne 1928

1928 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 219 x 155 mm

Detail Kalkerfeld settlement, Cologne 1928

Detail Kalkerfeld settlement, Cologne 1928

1928 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 220 x 128 mm

Detail of Kalkerfeld settlement, Cologne 1928

Detail of Kalkerfeld settlement, Cologne 1928

1928 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 227 x 167 mm

Advertisement for pavement stones, Cologne 1928

Advertisement for pavement stones, Cologne 1928

1928 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 217 x 166 mm

Title of WDR-radio programme, Cologne 1928

Title of WDR-radio programme, Cologne 1928

1928 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 223 x 165 mm

Kreuzung Hohe Strasse / Gürzenichstrasse

1928 · Gelatin silver print

16.5 x 17.8 cm. (6 1/2 x 7 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled (Sinn Department Store)

Untitled (Sinn Department Store)

1928 · Gelatin silver print

9 × 6 11/16" (22.8 × 17 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cologne Kalkerfeld Settlement, Entrance

Cologne Kalkerfeld Settlement, Entrance

1928 · Gelatin silver print

15 3/16 × 8 13/16" (38.5 × 22.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cologne Kalkerfeld Settlement, Streetlight

Cologne Kalkerfeld Settlement, Streetlight

1928 · Gelatin silver print

9 × 6 5/8" (22.9 × 16.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cologne Kalkerfeld Settlement, Balcony of the Penthouse of the "Blue Court"

Cologne Kalkerfeld Settlement, Balcony of the Penthouse of the "Blue Court"

1928 · Gelatin silver print

8 3/4 × 5 3/8" (22.3 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bridge, Cologne 1927

Bridge, Cologne 1927

1927 · Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper

image: 165 x 224 mm

1927 · Gelatin silver print

16.8 x 22.7 cm (6 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bad im Reihenhaus einer Kölner Siedlungsgesellschaft

1927 · Gelatin silver print

23.3 x 16.5 cm. (9 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[House Grobel (Haus Grobel), Residence of Dr. Emil Grobel, built 1926–27. Architect: Hans Heinz Lüttgen.]

1927 · Gelatin silver print

17.5 x 23.2 cm (6 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

28 published of 36 catalogued · 29 with image

Tate
10 published10 img
MoMA
8 publishedof 16 catalogued16 img
The Met
7 published
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Communion bench, Kreneheide 1935
1935 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Detail of Kalkerfeld settlement, Cologne 1928
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Detail Kalkerfeld settlement, Cologne 1928
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Advertisement for pavement stones, Cologne 1928
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Staircase Ursuliner Lyzeum, Cologne 1928
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Kölnische Zeitung, Pressa, Cologne 1928
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Title of WDR-radio programme, Cologne 1928
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bridge, Cologne 1927
1927 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sinn-Department store, Gelsenkirchen 1928
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Interior, Cologne 1928
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Kristal (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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3

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

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In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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Tate

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