名称: Gentleman Farmer/农场主
类别: Gelatin Silver Print/银盐照片
日期: 1924
馆藏载体：35mm幻灯片


奥古斯特·桑德｜纪实摄影大师
奥古斯特·桑德（August Sander，1876-1964）是20世纪德国摄影史最重要的人物之一，在世界摄影史上属于第一梯队大师。他以系统性肖像摄影记录德国社会不同阶层、职业与身份，被认为是现代社会纪实摄影和类型学摄影的重要奠基者。

《Gentleman Farmer, 1924》（《绅士农场主，1924》）属于桑德著名的社会肖像项目 《20世纪的人》（People of the 20th Century）。作品以克制、正面的肖像方式呈现人物及其社会身份，通过服装、姿态、面部表情和环境信息，建立个人与社会结构之间的关系。桑德并非单纯记录一个人物，而是试图通过不同职业和社会群体构建20世纪德国社会的视觉档案。

桑德作品被纽约现代艺术博物馆（MoMA）、大都会艺术博物馆（The Met）、芝加哥艺术学院、盖蒂博物馆、蓬皮杜中心、德国科隆路德维希博物馆等重要机构收藏。《People of the 20th Century》更被视为摄影史上的经典项目。其历史原版照片具有重要的社会史、摄影史、类型学研究及博物馆收藏价值；对于影像博物馆而言，《Gentleman Farmer》尤其适合用于研究人物肖像、社会阶层与现代德国视觉档案。

August Sander｜Master of Documentary Photography
August Sander (1876–1964) was one of the most important German photographers of the 20th century and ranks among the first tier of masters in photographic history. Through systematic portraiture of people from different social classes, professions, and backgrounds, he became a foundational figure in modern documentary and typological photography.

Gentleman Farmer, 1924 belongs to Sander’s landmark project People of the 20th Century. With a restrained and direct approach to portraiture, the photograph presents the sitter and his social identity through clothing, posture, facial expression, and environmental details. Rather than simply documenting an individual, Sander sought to create a visual archive of German society by portraying different professions and social groups.

Sander’s work is held by major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), the Art Institute of Chicago, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Centre Pompidou, and Museum Ludwig in Cologne. People of the 20th Century is regarded as a landmark project in photographic history. Vintage original prints hold significant social-historical, photographic, typological, scholarly, and museum-collection value. For an image museum, Gentleman Farmer is particularly valuable for studying portraiture, social class, and modern German visual history. >>返回 >>