Rolf Mahrenholz
(1902-1991), PhotographerArtist of 10 portraits
As a child Rolf Mahrenholz, fascinated by the art of portraiture, built up his own collection of postcards of the famous men and women of the day. At the age of nineteen he started studying photography at the studio of a leading Berlin portrait photographer. He began working as a freelance photographer, working for fashion magazines including Harper's Bazaar and publishing houses such as Ullstein Press and Scherl. He established a solid reputation and achieved considerable success and renown. Mahrenholz left Germany in 1938 and moved to London. After the war he returned to freelance photography of English and French society figures and celebrities.
by Rolf Mahrenholz
cream-toned vintage bromide print on card mount, 1930s
NPG x68840
by Rolf Mahrenholz
vintage bromide print on card mount, late 1930s
NPG x68839
by Rolf Mahrenholz
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1940s
NPG x68832
Sir George Edward Gordon Catlin
by Rolf Mahrenholz
bromide print, 1940s
NPG x68834
Thomas Donald MacKay Shaw, 3rd Baron Craigmyle
by Rolf Mahrenholz
bromide print, 1940s
NPG x68835
Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster
by Rolf Mahrenholz
bromide print, 1950s
NPG x68831
by Rolf Mahrenholz
bromide print, 1950s
NPG x68838
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