Pappeln (Poplars)

c. 1932

August Sander

Associated Names
August Sander

Artist, German, 1876 - 1964

The image shows a dirt path curving gently away from the viewer, flanked by tall leafy trees on both sides. The sky is obscured by the canopy of trees. The scene is in black and white, highlighting the textures of the trees and the interplay of light and shadow. The path leads the eye into the distance, where the trees gradually fade into a blur.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sander Gallery, Washington, DC); Sandra and David Berler, Chevy Chase, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Sandra Berler Gallery, Washington, DC), 1980; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • Recent Acquisitions in Photography, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 1–May 4, 1980

Inscriptions

typed in black ink on tan paper across top: Pappeln. Foto Augst Sander, Köln; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: Pappeln; upper center: Gehöfs; upper center stamped in purple ink: Reproduktion ds. Bildes nur mit / Genehmigung u. Namen des Urhebers / Aug. Sander, Köln - Lind[e]n[t]hal, / sowie unter Einsendung eines Beleg- / Exemplares gestattet. / (Gesetz betr. das Urheberrecht v. 9. 1. 1907); lower center stamped in purple ink, square with text, crossed out in graphite: august sander / lichtbildner / köln-lindenthal / düreneretr, 201 / fernruf 42492; stamp repeated lower center right, reversed and faded; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: SG/G72/Y; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1980.10

Wikidata ID

Q64145066

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