SANDER (August). - Lot 264

SANDER (August). Paris, National Center for Photography, [circa 1991]. Large quarto, illustrated hardcover publisher’s binding. Catalog of the major exhibition dedicated to August Sander, presented by the National Center for Photography based on the August Sander Archives in Cologne, curated by Gerd Sander. French translation of the texts by Denis-Armand Canal. The book traces the entire body of work of the great German photographer through an extensive selection of reproductions covering his monumental project *Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts* (*People of the 20th Century*), a vast photographic inventory of German society during the Weimar Republic. The portraits are reproduced in remarkable quality and accompanied by historical and critical notes. Extensive bibliography and documentation. This book has become a standard reference in French on August Sander. Condition: a very fine copy, complete with its illustrated binding; very slight signs of wear on the endpapers; interior in perfect condition.