Mullein, Siebengebirge
c. 1930-1938
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 22.4 x 16.3 cm (8 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kent and Marcia Minichiello
Accession Number
1997.126.1
Art Historical Context
**Mullein, Siebengebirge** *August Sander, c. 1930-1938* Gelatin print, sheet (trimmed to image 22.4 x 16.3 cm (8 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.) August Sander, a pioneering German photographer renowned for objective, documentary style associated with the New Objectivity movement, captured this intimate study of a mullein plant amid the dramatic landscapes of the Siebenbirge mountains. Created during the turbulent 1930s in Nazi, the image reflects Sander's versatility beyond his famous portraits of everyday citizens in *People of the 20th Century*. Here, he turns his precise lens to nature, highlight...