Winter in the Siebengebirge

c. 1940

August Sander

Associated Names
August Sander

Artist, German, 1876 - 1964

The image depicts a snow-covered landscape with a network of branches covered in snow in the foreground. The horizon is marked by rolling hills that fade into a misty backdrop. The branches stand out against the softer appearance of the hills in the background. The image is in black and white, emphasizing textures and forms, from the snowy branches to the hills in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 17.2 x 22.4 cm (6 3/4 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.126.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of August Sander, Cologne; by inheritance to Gunther, then Gerhard Sander, Cologne, by 1993; purchased by Kent and Marcia Minichiello, Washington, DC, by 1993; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • August Sander: Stadt und Land. Exh. cat. Sander Gallery. Washington, D.C., 1979: n.p.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite: Die Löwenburg im Winter; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: SG/4137/OG

Wikidata ID

Q64145060

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