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August Sander Hod-carrier, Koln, 1928 (Bricklayer's mate) Gelatin silver print Gift, Patrons of Art, 1984

A selection of black and white photographs by German photographer August Sander (1876-1964) is currently on view at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson until Dec. 20th, 2009. The German photographe…

August Sander. Varnisher. c. 1930. Gelatin silver print. 10 3/16 × 7 3/8" (25.8 × 18.7 cm). Acquired through the generosity of the family of August Sander. 472.2015.158. © 2025 Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne / ARS, NY. Portfolio. Photography

August Sander. Blacksmiths. 1926. Gelatin silver print. 10 3/16 × 7 3/8" (25.8 × 18.7 cm). Acquired through the generosity of the family of August Sander. 472.2015.149. © 2025 Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne / ARS, NY. Portfolio. Photography

August Sander. Gamekeeper. 1911-14. Gelatin silver print. 10 3/16 × 7 3/8" (25.8 × 18.7 cm). Acquired through the generosity of the family of August Sander. 472.2015.97. © 2025 Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne / ARS, NY. Portfolio. Photography

Inscription: Embossed on print, recto LL: [in circle] .AUG. SANDER // KöLN - // LINDENTHAL"; signed and dated in pencil on mat, recto C, below window: "Aug. Sander [underlined] // Cöln 1923

August Sander. Fairground Woman. c. 1930. Gelatin silver print. 10 3/16 × 7 3/8" (25.8 × 18.7 cm). Acquired through the generosity of the family of August Sander. 472.2015.203. © 2025 Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur - August Sander Archiv, Cologne / ARS, NY. Portfolio. Photography

Symposia are most often one-day events. Sometimes they run into a second day, say over a Tuesday and Wednesday. The August Sander Project, a collaboration between The Museum of Modern Art and…

‘The portrait is your mirror. It’s you’. – August Sander In the early 1920s Sander began People of the 20th Century – one of the most ambitious undertakings in the history of photography, the project occupied Sander for some 40 years, from the early 1920s until his death, during which he took portraits of hundreds … Continue reading "The Extraordinary Photos of German Photographer August Sander"