Barry Singer Gallery, Petaluma, CA
August Sander
Pastry Chef
Lot Closed
December 21, 05:33 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
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Barry Singer Gallery, Petaluma, CA
August Sander
1876 - 1964
Pastry Chef
gelatin silver print with black borders, the photographer's 'Köln Lindenthal' blindstamp on the image, signed and dated by Gerd Sander, the photographer's grandson, in pencil and the archive stamp, with numerical notations and edition ‘11 [/12]’ in ink, on the reverse, circa 1928, printed posthumously in 1995
image: 10 ¼ by 6 ¾ in. (26 by 17.1 cm.)
Gunther Sander, ed., August Sander: Citizens of the Twentieth Century, Portrait Photographs, 1892-1952 (Cambridge and London, 1997), p. 98
"The underlying foundation of our gallery is a focus on images that highlight the human condition. August Sander is renowned for his exhaustive exploration of humanity through work, and The Pastry Chef is a pre-eminent example. The Pastry Chef stares at us from his austere kitchen – working tools at hand. The shiny pot steals our attention and along with the massive bald-headed chef - completes the design of the picture: both are at work. This is Sanders at his best." - Barry Singer
Barry Singer Gallery specializes in vintage prints by Photo League and other photographers of the human condition.