Pamono Jan Saudek, #382, Late 20th Century, Photograph> Photography

Jan Saudek, Czech photographer, born 1935 Original Silver Gelatin print, photograph Title : Not titled ” #382 ” Model print Finished April 9, 1890 Signed lower left Silver gelatin print, 38,5 cm x 28 cm Jan Saudek dates his work 100 Years earlier Size is 40 cm x 30 cm 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 photographic 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 have been acquired by the world’s most important collectors.