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Sander, August
(1876-1964)Willi Ostermann and Trude Alex

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts
Auktionsdatum 5.6.2024

Willi Ostermann and Trude Alex. 1932/printed 2000. Gelatin silver print. 14,5 x 11 cm (29,7 x 21 cm). "August Sander - Köln Lilienthal" embossed in lower left corner; "Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Köln" and "August Sander Archiv" copyright stamp on verso.

This print, which was made on the occasion of the exhibition "Zeitgenossen: August Sander und die Kunstszene der 20er Jahre in Rheinland" at the Josef-Haubrich Kunsthalle, Cologne, features the prolific German songwriter Willi Ostermann celebrated for his iconic carnival songs in the Kölsch dialect and the German cabaret performer Trude Alex known for her wit and satirical songs during the Weimar Republic era. – Some very light handling creases, otherwise in excellent condition.

Lit.: August Sander: Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Köln: 2001. ill. p. 151 (uncropped version).