August Sander (1876-1964) was a German portrait and documentary photographer. He has been described as "the most important German portrait photographer of the early twentieth century."
In 1911, Sander began with the first series of portraits for his work People of the 20th Century. In the early 1920s, he came in contact with the Cologne Progressives, a radical group of artists linked to the workers' movement which, as Wieland Schmied put it, "sought to combine constructivism and objectivity, geometry and object, the general and the particular, avant-garde conviction and political engagement, and which perhaps approximated most to the forward looking of New Objectivity [...] ". In 1927, Sander and writer Ludwig Mathar travelled through Sardinia for three months, where he took around 500 photographs. However, a planned book detailing his travels was not completed.
(Photos © August Sander)
In 1911, Sander began with the first series of portraits for his work People of the 20th Century. In the early 1920s, he came in contact with the Cologne Progressives, a radical group of artists linked to the workers' movement which, as Wieland Schmied put it, "sought to combine constructivism and objectivity, geometry and object, the general and the particular, avant-garde conviction and political engagement, and which perhaps approximated most to the forward looking of New Objectivity [...] ". In 1927, Sander and writer Ludwig Mathar travelled through Sardinia for three months, where he took around 500 photographs. However, a planned book detailing his travels was not completed.
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The man of the soil, Germany, 1910 |
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Young farmers, Germany, 1914 |
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Widower, Germany, 1914 |
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Painter, Germany, 1928 |
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Farming family, Germany, 1913-1914 |
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The woman of progressive intellect, Germany, 1914 |
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Village schoolteacher, Germany, 1921 |
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Publisher, Germany, 1928 |
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Mother and daughter. Farmer's wife and miner's wife, Germany, 1912 |
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Middle-class child, Germany, 1925 |
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The philosopher, Germany, 1913 |
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Forester's family, Germany, 1925 |
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Country girls, Germany, 1925 |
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Writer and journalist, Germany, 1926 |
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Showman, Germany, 1930 |
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The butcher's apprentice, Germany, 1911-1914 |
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Farm children, Germany, 1913 |
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Art dealer, Germany, 1927 |
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Young farmers, Germany, 1926 |
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Conductor, Germany, 1924-1928 |
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Circus artistes, Germany, 1926-1932 |
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Dance teacher, Germany, 1932 |
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Mother and daughter, Germany, 1926 |
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Merchant's clerk, Germany, 1912 |
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Match-seller, Germany, 1927 |
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Cleaning woman, Germany, 1928 |
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Master mason, Germany, 1926-1932 |
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Production engineer, Germany, 1933 |
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Varnisher, Germany, 1930 |
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Industrialist, Germany, 1920 |
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Itinerant mason, Germany, 1927 |
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Bricklayer, Germany, 1928 |
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The notary, Germany, 1924 |
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Middle-class children, Germany, 1925 |
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Fraternity student, Germany, 1925 |
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Member of the hitler youth, Germany, 1938 |
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National socialist, Germany, 1935 |
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National socialist, Germany, 1937-1938 |
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National socialist, Germany, 1935 |
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Soldier, Germany, 1940 |
(Photos © August Sander)
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