Jan Saudek (b.1935), Portrait of My Friend K., 1980

Photograph; original gelatin-silver print, 23.9 x 29 cm
Signed p.d.: JAN SAUDEK;
At bottom: #112, >>Portrait of My Friend K.<<, Model Print,
In the right margin at top: Finished: August 1, blurred, probably 1880 (Saudek antidated his works by 100 years).
At bottom in black margin scratch (photo 3)

Provenance:
Private collection Prague

Jan Saudek (1935) - one of the most recognizable Czech photographers, has exhibited his work at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others. His photographs are part of the most important collections in Europe, Asia or the United States.

FILM: Jan Saudek - directed by Jerome de Missolz (Polish subtitles) - 1990 film presenting the artist's workshop and the place where he created his photographs