Near Nonnenwerth Island

1937

August Sander

Associated Names
August Sander

Artist, German, 1876 - 1964

The image shows a serene river landscape with low rolling hills meeting the sky in the background. The river winds through the scene in an S-shape with tree-lined banks. Shrubs and trees create texture and depth, with the river splitting around a small tree-covered peninsula. The image is in grayscale, capturing varying shades of gray from dark foliage to pale sky and water.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 17.4 x 23.4 cm (6 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.130.1

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, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • August Sander: Photographs of an Epoch 1904-1959. Millerton, 1980: p. 85.

1981

  • August Sander: Rheinlandschaften, Photographien 1929-1946. Munich, 1981: pl. 9.

Inscriptions

on paper adhered to top, across top, typed: Aufn. August Sander Bei Nonnenwerth; center verso in graphite: Bei Nonnenwerth; all by later hands: upper left verso in graphite: VI.i; lower left verso in graphite: SG/3838/OG; center verso: artist estate stamp

Wikidata ID

Q64145055

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