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August Sander
Frau eines Malers.
Verheiratet mit Peter Abelen, Köln ca. 1927/1928
The wife of the painter Peter Abelen
Eighty years ago:
a woman
almost like a man,
in a pose,
unthinkable then,
still unusual today.
Holding a cigarette
between her clenched teeth.
Appearing agressive,
part of the photographers visual game.
Not real.
But very present.