Jan Saudek, Olga, Mother Again, Late 20th Century, Original Gelatine Photographic Print

Jan Saudek, Czech photographer, born 1935 Original silver gelatine print, photograph Title: "Olga, mother again, after 18 years" #827 Model print Finished November 22, 1892 Signed; right Silver gelatin print 30 cm x 39,3 cm top right corner has a folded corner Not framed 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 6x6, he is also drawing and painting 1963: forever 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 monograph "Il teatro de la VITA" in Milano 1983: freelance 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 monograph "Saudek" (published by Slovart, Praha), accompanied by wide retrospective exhibition in Praha Jan Saudek is nowadays the most renowned Czech photographer 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.