Artist
August Sander (German, 1876–1964)German, 1876–1964
CultureGerman
Titles
- Frau eines Architekten
- Architect's Wife
- from the series Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts
- from the series People of the 20th Century
Date1926
PlaceGermany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/16 × 5 11/16 in. (20.5 × 14.4 cm)
Mount: 13 13/16 × 12 in. (35.1 × 30.5 cm)
Mount: 13 13/16 × 12 in. (35.1 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.3176
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Jeffrey Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, 5/20/1981
Exhibition History"August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century," Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne, Germany, September 21–November 18, 2001; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland, January 19–March 24, 2002; Rupertinum Salzburg, Austria, May 26–July 21, 2002; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, November 29, 2002–February 23, 2003.
"August Sander: People of the 20th Century from the Manfred Heiting Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 24–August 23, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower left corner on image circular embossed stamp Aug. Sander Köln Lindenthal"
lower right below image in pencil "A.Sander Coln 1926"
verso upper left printed label Aug. Sander Lichtbilder Cöln-Lindenthal Dürenerstr.201"
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