Artist
August Sander German, 1876–1964
Printer
Gunther Sander German, 1907–1987
CultureGerman
Titles
- Jungbauern
- Young Farmers
- from the series Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts
- from the series People of the 20th Century
Date1914, printed 1976
Place depictedGermany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/8 × 6 15/16 in. (23.8 × 17.6 cm)
Mount: 17 1/4 × 13 5/16 in. (43.8 × 33.8 cm)
Mount: 17 1/4 × 13 5/16 in. (43.8 × 33.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Sonia and Kaye Marvins Portrait Collection, museum purchase funded by Sonia and Kaye Marvins
Object number85.51
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
and while the actual scope of the body of photographs he eventually produced
was not that broad, August Sander's portraits do provide a wide-ranging view of
German society during the first decades of this century. Historical in avowed
intent, his photographs identify both the individuality of his subjects and
their unique place within the larger context of humankind. Sander supplies
ample clues to vocation, social status, and standard of living by means of the
environmental portrait technique. Considerations such as style of dress and
physical setting are important elements in his images, whether the portraits
have been made in the studio or on site. Here, three young men, somewhat
self-conscious and dressed in their best attire, saunter at a leisurely pace
through a field. However uniformly described, each man retains his own identity,
from the tilt of his hat to his idiosyncratic stance with cane in hand.
Provenance[Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1985.
Exhibition History"Photographic Masterworks: Recent Acquisitions from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School, January 23–March 4, 1990.
"August Sander: People of the 20th Century from the Manfred Heiting Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 24–August 23, 2004.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
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