The Painter Otto Dix and his Wife, Martha
Artist
August Sander
(German, 1876 - 1964)
CultureGerman
Date1926, printed 1974
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (21 × 28.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 17 5/8 × 21 5/8 in. (44.8 × 54.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 24 in. (51 × 61 cm)
Overall, Support: 17 5/8 × 21 5/8 in. (44.8 × 54.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 24 in. (51 × 61 cm)
InscribedKöln blindstamp in lower left corner of the image; signed on the reverse in graphite by the artist's son Gunther Sander including the credit stamp and edition.
Credit LineGift of Daniel and Noemi Mattis
Object number2007.21.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis gelatin silver print is of a portrait of a man and woman. The man has blond hair and is looking to his left. The woman has dark hair and a bob haircut and is looking directly at the viewer.Label TextAugust Sander German (1876-1964) The painter Otto Dix and Wife, 1926, printed 1974 Gelatin-silver print Gift of Daniel and Noemi Mattis 2007.21.1ProvenanceDaniel and Noemi Mattis [via guidance of their son, Michael Mattis], Salt Lake City, Utah; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Daniel and Noemi Mattis, 2008 Exhibition History'Recent Photography Acquistions," Alice R. and Frank B. Sol Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 12, 2008. Published ReferencesAugust Sander, _Face Our Time (Antlitz der Zeit)_ (Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 2008) ISBN: 978-3888142925
