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August Sander

(Germany, 1876-1964)
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 300 - 2 760 EUR
2 350 - 2 820 USD
Hammer price
21 000 SEK
Covered by droit de suite

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Finland: Kuvasto

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Karin Aringer
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Karin Aringer
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August Sander
(Germany, 1876-1964)

"Handlanger", 1928

With stamp "Aug. Sander. Köln. Lindenthal". Gelatin silver print, image 30.2 x 22.7 cm. Sheet 30.2 x 23.7 cm. Presumably printed later by Gunther Sander.

Provenance

Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Köln, late 1970's.
Camera Obscura, Stockholm, acquired in 1979.

Literature

August Sander, "Antlitz der Zeit: 60 Fotos Deutscher Menschen", 1929, reproduced.
Susanne Lange, Gabriele Courath-Scholl, Gerd Sander, "August Sander: People of the 20th Century. Volume II The Skilled Tradesman", 2002, reproduced page 87 and on cover.

More information

Sanders bilder finns med i betydelsefulla samlingar världen över och så även på Moderna Museet i Stockholm där ett helt rum ägnades åt hans projekt "People of the 20th Century" i utställningen med deras fotografiska samling, ”En annan historia”. Projektet består av över 40 000 bilder, där han porträtterar den tyska befolkningen. Bilderna delades in i sju olika kategorier som beskriver människornas yrke och leverne, alltifrån SS-soldater till kontorister och cirkusartister. Sanders projekt ogillades av det nazistiska styret och både han och hans familj fick känna på dess politiska konsekvenser.