Group show
August & Marta: How August Sander Photographed the Painter Marta Hegemann (and Her Children's Room!)
16 Oct 2021 — 23 Jan 2022 at Museum Ludwig
· Cologne
This temporary exhibition at Museum Ludwig, Cologne, explores the fascinating photographic encounter between August Sander — one of the great portraitists of the Weimar Republic — and the Expressionist painter Marta Hegemann. Through Sander's lens, the show reveals not only a striking portrait of Hegemann herself but also an intimate glimpse into her children's room, offering a rare domestic dimension to his celebrated documentary practice.
About the artist
August Sander
1876–1964
August Sander was a German portrait and documentary photographer. His first book Face of our Time was published in 1929. Sander has been described as "the most important German portrait photographer of the early twentieth century". Sander's work includes landscape, nature, architecture, and street…
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Marta Hegemann
1894–1970 · Expressionism
Marta Hegemann was a German artist associated with the Dada movement and with the Cologne Progressives. She was a founding member of the Cologne art group Stupid.
About the artist →About the venue
Museum Ludwig
· Cologne
Museum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe. It holds many works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
