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August Sander — Porter
August Sander

Porter

August Sander's 'Porter' is a gelatin silver print from 1928, part of his monumental documentary project on German society. This portrait exemplifies Sander's objective yet humanistic approach to photographic documentation with its careful composition and rich tonal detail.

Medium
gelatin silver print, with black borders, the photographer's 'Köln Lindenthal' blindstamp on the image, tipped to a paper mount, titled in pencil on the mount by Gunther Sander, framed, 1928

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Classic Photographs

September 26, 2022

Estimate: $70,000$100,000

Lot 17

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August Sander, Porter

August Sander's 'Porter' is a gelatin silver print from 1928, part of his monumental documentary project on German society. This portrait exemplifies Sander's objective yet humanistic approach to photographic documentation with its careful composition and rich tonal detail.

Medium
gelatin silver print, with black borders, the photographer's 'Köln Lindenthal' blindstamp on the image, tipped to a paper mount, titled in pencil on the mount by Gunther Sander, framed, 1928
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Monochrome, Documentary, Photograph, Study, Gelatin Silver Print, Portrait, Modern, German, Figurative, Black and White

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