Christie’s Offers August Sander’s Photographic Portrait, Chromogenic Prints by William Eggleston

German documentary and portrait photographer August Sander (1876 – 1964) began his photography career at a young age. By his 20s, he was successfully operating his own portrait studio in Linz, Austria. He experimented with landscape photography, architecture, and commercial photography as well. His classic black and white portrait from 1927 is a key highlight of the upcoming Christie’s auction. Titled Der Maler Anton Räderscheidt, the work is a compelling portrait depicting German painter Anton Räderscheidt. The photograph is part of Sander’s encyclopedic portrait series, People of the Twentieth Century. 

Another notable lot is a portfolio of 13 chromogenic prints by William Eggleston, each flush-mounted on board. Cadillac captures scenes and objects, many of them in the southern United States. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Eggleston took a keen interest in visual media from an early age. The auction also features 34 gelatin silver prints by Walker Evans. It showcases a selection of African art sculptures that Evans photographed in 1935. Works by Julia Margaret Cameron, cyanotypes by Anna Atkins, and vintage prints by artists such as Brassaï and Man Ray are also presented in the auction. View the complete catalog of A Century of Art: Photographs from The Gerald Fineberg Collection by visiting Christie’s.