Today, Karl Hubbuch  (1891–1979) is mostly identified with the style known as New Objectivity. With his candid painting technique and objective approach to his subject, the artist created paintings and drawings that are considered icons of that period. He achieved international prominence through his participation in the historic New Objectivity exhibition in Mannheim (1925) as well as his professorship at the Badische Landeskunstschule (Baden Regional School of Fine Arts) in Karlsruhe.

The artist’s intensive involvement with the medium of photography has only recently become known. Since 2001, the Münchner Stadtmuseum Photography Collection has been be able to acquire the majority of his photographic legacy (approx. 600 negatives and 100 original photographic prints) thanks to the financial support of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung and the Wüstenrot Stiftung. These pictures which were taken between 1925 and 1935 are now on view for the first time.

The exhibition consists of more than 170 photographs, drawings and paintings and focuses on two topics: the image of the model and life in the streets against a city background. The artist’s individual photographic sequences and series are juxtaposed with his drawings and/or paintings.