Photo-realistic oil paintings by Klaus Voormann, depicting the years he spent with The Beatles in Hamburg, from 1960 to 1962.
Klaus was part of a group of The Beatlesâ friends in Hamburg. His âmemory drawingsâ of our Hamburg days are not only beautiful drawings in themselves, but capture the spirit of the times.
The Top Ten Club â96Â |Â The Beatles play the Top Ten Club with Klaus on bass.
Ringo, Keiserkeller Dressing Room â96Â |Â Backstage with Ringo and Rory Storm in the Kaiserkeller dressing room.
Paul and Rosa â96 | Paul is shown receiving slimming pill amphetamines to help sustain round-the-clock performances in the Kaiserkeller.
Breakfast with John â95
Breakfast with John â06
At the Kirchherrâs Bathtub â12Â
Davidwache Police Station â96 | Prior to being deported, Paul McCartney spends a night in the Davidwache Police Station.
[I am endlessly fascinated by illustrative records made by people that were actually there. Like Paul said, these seem to capture the spirit and the ambience of the moment, with an emotional acuity that photographs normally lack, limited to an instant as they are. Klaus Voormann is a blessing in the sense that he allows us a peek behind the curtains, placing us there with him in the scene, in a way that little else can. I wanted to gather all these pieces in one place, despite having seen some of them floating around. My sincere thanks to those who brought them to my attention in the first place.]
