August Sander
Pastry Chef
Lot #28 |
2020-12-15 |
Sotheby's, New York
Four Decades: In Celebration of AIPAD
Category:
Drawing
Estimate:
USD 5,000 - 7,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10558
Auction name: Four Decades: In Celebration of AIPAD
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2020-12-15
End date: 2020-12-21
Currency: USD
Source:
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century London Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 10 ¼ by 6 ¾ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
26
Width In Centimeters:
17.1
Height In Inches:
10.25
Width In Inches:
6.75
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Literature
Gunther Sander, August Sander: Photographer Extraordinary (London, 1973), unpaginated Gunther Sander, ed., August Sander: Citizens of the Twentieth Century, Portrait Photographs, 1892-1952 (Cambridge and London, 1997), p. 98 Catalogue note "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.​
Catalog summary
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.) Literature Gunther Sander, August Sander: Photographer Extraordinary (London, 1973), unpaginated Gunther Sander, ed., August Sander: Citizens of the Twentieth Century, Portrait Photographs, 1892-1952 (Cambridge and London, 1997), p. 98 Catalogue note "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.​