The Sage (Die Weise)

1913, printed later

August Sander
German, 1876–1964

Artist: August Sander
Title: The Sage (Die Weise)
Origin: Germany
Date: 1913
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: Unmarked recto; stamped verso, upper center, in black ink: "Fotografen Pflicht - Jnnung / Aug. Sander / Berufsfotograf / Köln-L'thal / Dürenerstr.201 / Köln"; inscribed verso, lower left, in graphite: "1" [encircled]
Dimensions: 30 × 23.5 cm
Credit Line: Hugh Edwards Photography Purchase Fund
Reference Number: 1972.14
Copyright: © 2018 Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur – August Sander Archiv Köln / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Art Institute of Chicago, “Sight-Set-Sequence: Photographs from the Permanent Collection,” November 10, 2001-May 19, 2002. (David Travis)
Art Institute of Chicago, “Of National Interest: Photographs from the Collection,” September 13, 2008–January 11, 2009. (Katherine A. Bussard and Gregory Harris)
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 189 Permanent Collection Rotation, September 18, 2014 - January 4, 2015.
Art Institute of Chicago, “Dress Codes: Portrait Photograps from the Collection,” November 18, 2017–April 22, 2018.

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