The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of October 31, 2026
Pit with a Veil
1931
Location: Not on view
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Ellen Auerbach and Grete Stern called the photography agency they formed in Germany in 1930 ringl + pit after their childhood nicknames.Description
“Pit” was the nickname of Ellen Auerbach, who is seen here in a variant of the well-known portrait of her. Both images are exemplars of the New Objectivity style, providing an unvarnished, direct, yet still somewhat theatrical encounter with their subject.- {{cite web|title=Pit with a Veil|url=false|author=ringl + pit|year=1931|access-date=31 October 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2025.259