August Sander

German, 1876–1964

Schauspieltruppe, 1932

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Medium: gelatin silver print/ printed ca. 1932 by August Sander
Size: 28 x 23 cm. (11 x 9.1 in.)
Markings: Verso; no special features visible.The accompanying photographic cardboard, recto, on which the picture was mounted, shows that it is a so-called portfolio print by August Sander. The type of paper is typical for Sander's work. The dimensions of the cardboard: 44 x 33.8 cm. There are no special features on the front.
Verso: A protective film was glued to the longer, left rear edge of the cardboard, which, when turned to the front, protected the photograph from mechanical damage. It has been removed.
The print is in very good condition.

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Galerie Haus Schlangeneck

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About this Artwork

Size Notes: ALL IN ALL, THE PHOTOGRAPH BY AUGUST SANDER SHOWN HERE IS AN ORIGINAL PRINT OF HIGH MUSEUM QUALITY THAT IS RARELY FOUND ON THE ART MARKET.
Provenance: Private collection from the Rhineland + expertise from the Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne, July 30, 2019
(Content from this was used for the photographic work described here).
Exhibitions: 11/15/2023–03/07/2024 Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts
The motif of the group of actors is one of the motifs that August Sander commissioned for the stage in the 1920s and 1930s. It was probably not published during Sander's lifetime. August Sander had already created photographs in the context of theater, music and dance performances during his time in Linz between 1901 and 1909. A task that he retained during his time in Cologne. The print was presumably part of a thematic and prestigious portfolio due to the fact that it is mounted on cardboard usually used for Sander's portfolios and is also provided with a protective film. It was described there as follows: .,A group of actors from the revue "Groß Köln". Groß-Köln" or "Groß-Cöln" is the name of the first large popular variety theater in Cologne. It opened in 1912 and was destroyed during the Second World War (see Jürgen Müller: Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome... ", Poli_sche Revue-KabareG- Varieté in Cologne 1928-1938, Cologne, 2008, p. 307). August Sander may have made contact with the variety theater through the architect Hans Heinz Lüttgen, with whom he was closely acquainted through the "Cologne Progressives" group. According to Wikipedia, Lüttgen took over the conversion of the theater and "on New Year's Day 1932, the premiere of the anniversary revue for Willi Ostermann Vum Billa zum Zilla by Hans Jonen and Leo Renner, directed by the new operators Ludwig and Hans Herbert Blatzheim, was presented for the reopening." (Wikipedia, as of July 2019). A dating to 1932 would be possible based on this. The large-format original glass negatives on which the print is based can be found in the August Sander Archive.

Description

The photographic print, recto, shows an elaboration in warm brown "black and white" tones known for the work of August Sander. The surface is matt-glossy and shows retouching and a slight elevation at the bottom right. The size of the enlargement: 27.8 x 23.0 cm. The edges of the image have been framed with a black ink border. In the lower left corner there is a round embossing stamp, frequently used by August Sander with the inscription "August Sander/ Köln/ Lindenthal".Judging by its appearance, the portfolio print was probably made in the 1930s.