Best Pamono Jan Saudek, The Devotion #363/6, Original Photograph, 1990

Jan Saudek, Czech photographer, born 1935 Original silver gelatin print, photograph Title : “The Devotion”, # 363/6 “Oddanost” Edition of this print to ( ) prints. This has Nr. (hand written on the left side) Model print Finished , August 20, 1890 Silver gelatin print, Hand colored Signed right Measures: 39,4 cm x 29,8 cm Jan Saudek dates his work 100 Years earlier Jan Saudek, Czech photographer 1935: born in Prague 13.5.1935 1950: he gets his first camera Kodak Baby Brownie – first photographic Attempts 1952: apprenticed to a photographer, he worked as a printing shop worker until 1983 1959: he uses “real” camera Flexaret 6×6, he is also drawing and painting 1963: for ever influenced by the catalogue of the magnificent fotographic exhibition “Family of Man” (Edward Steichen) 1972: he finds his typical WALL composition, which became a sort of projection screen for his figural scenes. 1981: appears his first monography “Il teatro de la VITA” in Milano 1983: free-lance photographer – he devotes himself fully to his own work 1990: bearer of the French title “Le Chevalier des Arts and Letters” (Knight of Art and Literature), as the first Czech at all French film director Jerome de Missolz makes a film about him “Jan Saudek – czech photographer” 2005: appears his 14., biggest monography “SAUDEK” (published by Slovart, Praha), accompanied by wide retrospective Exhibition in Praha Jan Saudek is nowadays the most renowned Czech phoptographer in the world. He has had over 400 one-man shows held at. His photographs are included in the most important world collections.