Untitled (Bauhaus student Playing a saxophone), ca. 1928

Title

Untitled (Bauhaus student Playing a saxophone)

Photographer

• T. Lux Feininger

Period Produced

• 20th century

School

• New Objectivity

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Silver Gelatin Print on baryta paper

Material

• silver particles
• gelatin emulsion
• baryta paper

Technique

• silver gelatin print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet verso oben Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: 1

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet verso unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Stempel: FROM THE FUHRMANN ARCHIVES; Ernst Fuhrmann, Editor
Bezeichnet verso unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: HYZ120246

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Gemeinsames Eigentum mit dem Städelschen Museums-Verein e.V.

Picture Copyright

© Estate of T. Lux Feininger, Westport/MA

Acquisition

Acquired in 2013 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, joint property with the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• portrait
• staged photography

Main Motif

• man
• musical instrument

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Bauhaus

Primary

• 48C723 portrait of a musician
• 61B11 anonymous historical person portrayed
• 61B111(+522) anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ three-quarter view portrait)
• 31D14 adult man
• 48C73 musical instruments; group of musical instruments

Secondary

• 48C735 wind instruments
• 48C73521 saxophone
• 22C5 reflection (light in general)