Rediscovered in the ’70s, August Sander is now recognised as one of the best portrait photographers of our century.
His realistic images offer a unique document of German history, from the Empire to the Weimar Republic, from the Nazi regime to the early years of the Federal Republic.
His portraits, meticulously divided according to social class, constitute his life’s work.
Artists, musicians, writers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, bourgeois landowners and workers: Sander spent years, money and energy establishing relationships, travelling and tirelessly photographing typical figures from society.
The photographer’s intention reflects the conviction that “Photography is like the image of a mosaic, which is complete only when it can be identified as part of a whole”.
Rediscovered in the ’70s, August Sander is now recognised as one of the best portrait photographers of our century.
His realistic images offer a unique document of German history, from the Empire to the Weimar Republic, from the Nazi regime to the early years of the Federal Republic.
His portraits, meticulously divided according to social class, constitute his life’s work.
Artists, musicians, writers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, bourgeois landowners and workers: Sander spent years, money and energy establishing relationships, travelling and tirelessly photographing typical figures from society.
The photographer’s intention reflects the conviction that “Photography is like the image of a mosaic, which is complete only when it can be identified as part of a whole”.