Portraits of Artists

A collection of twelve gelatin silver prints by August Sander, this portfolio presents intimate and unflinching portraits of artists captured with the German photographer's signature documentary precision. Published by Schirmer Mosel in Munich in 1974, the work exemplifies Sander's lifelong project of systematically recording the people of his time through a lens that was both objective and deeply humanistic. Each print reveals the distinct character and presence of its subject, reflecting Sander's belief that a person's profession and social role could be read directly from their face and bearing.