THE FACE OF MODERNISM: A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTION August Sander Bauer Aus Schabernack, Westerwald 1912 Gelatin silver print. 8 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (22.5 x 14.6 cm) Credit blindstamp on the recto; titled in pencil and ‘Cöln-Lindenthal’ credit stamp on the verso; ‘Menschen des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts’ label and notations by Gerd Sander the photographer’s grandson, in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
Provenance The Collection of Gerd Sander France Private Collection, New York Catalogue Essay Between 1892 and 1954, German photographer August Sander embarked on an in-depth study of the German demographic, which he aptly identified in the 1920s as People of the 20th Century. Sander originally intended to present a seven-layer cross-section of the German population that he believed reflected the archetypes of what was “universally human”: The Farmer, The Skilled Tradesman, The Woman, Classes and Professions, The Artists, The City, and The Last People. Accordingly, his subjects were identified by their profession, as opposed to their economic standing, heritage, age or ethnic background. While Sander never completed the project of picking the final selections for each category in his lifetime, the body of work he left behind largely falls into the seven aforementioned categories. Bauer Aus Schabernack, Westerwald, 1912, which comfortably fits into the first of the categories, depicts a farmer in a forthright manner that removes any potential subjectivity on Sander’s part and allows viewers to objectively engage with the subject. Read More
THE FACE OF MODERNISM: A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTION August Sander Bauer Aus Schabernack, Westerwald 1912 Gelatin silver print. 8 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (22.5 x 14.6 cm) Credit blindstamp on the recto; titled in pencil and ‘Cöln-Lindenthal’ credit stamp on the verso; ‘Menschen des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts’ label and notations by Gerd Sander the photographer’s grandson, in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
Provenance The Collection of Gerd Sander France Private Collection, New York Catalogue Essay Between 1892 and 1954, German photographer August Sander embarked on an in-depth study of the German demographic, which he aptly identified in the 1920s as People of the 20th Century. Sander originally intended to present a seven-layer cross-section of the German population that he believed reflected the archetypes of what was “universally human”: The Farmer, The Skilled Tradesman, The Woman, Classes and Professions, The Artists, The City, and The Last People. Accordingly, his subjects were identified by their profession, as opposed to their economic standing, heritage, age or ethnic background. While Sander never completed the project of picking the final selections for each category in his lifetime, the body of work he left behind largely falls into the seven aforementioned categories. Bauer Aus Schabernack, Westerwald, 1912, which comfortably fits into the first of the categories, depicts a farmer in a forthright manner that removes any potential subjectivity on Sander’s part and allows viewers to objectively engage with the subject. Read More
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