Straßenmusikanten
Artist
August Sander (German, 1876–1964)German, 1876–1964
CultureGerman
Titles
- Straßenmusikanten
- Street Musicians
- from the series Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts
- from the series People of the 20th Century
Date1922–1928
PlaceGermany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 × 6 3/8 in. (22.9 × 16.2 cm)
Mount: 17 1/2 × 13 5/16 in. (44.5 × 33.8 cm)
Mount: 17 1/2 × 13 5/16 in. (44.5 × 33.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2102
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Sander Gallery, 10/24/1991.
Exhibition History"German Photography 1870-1970 - Power of a Medium", Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschlanf, Bonn, 1997.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor, "August Sander: People of the 20th Century from the Manfred Heiting Collection", May 24-August 23, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso lower left in pencil "VI|36 AS/Coln /3-69",center bottom"16",lower left corner of sheet backing image in red pencil "6", upper left a printed label"Aug.Sander Lichtbildner Cöln-Lind Durner [partially torn away],in blue pencil"6",in pencil #593 OBT"
lower right below image in pencil "Sander Coln 1922"
Embossed with artist's Köln stamp in lower left corner of image
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