Anatole Saderman

Anatole Saderman is known for his naturalistic portraits, urban photography and the botanical series he made to illustrate the book "Maravillas de nuestras plantas indígenas" in 1934.
Born in Moscow, he studied Slavic philology, art history and drawing in Berlin. In 1926 he settled in Montevideo, where he met Nicolas Yarovoff, a Russian photographer who became his teacher. A few years later he moved to Asuncion where he opened his first studio and finally in 1932 he settled permanently in Buenos Aires.
In 1934 he held his first individual exhibition at Amigos del Arte. He became involved with local artists and intellectuals and affirmed his orientation towards portraiture.
He had a strong role in the development of artistic photography in Argentina being a founding member of the Association of Professional Photographers, the Argentine Photo Club and the Buenos Aires Photo Club. In the 50's he also participated in the group of photographers known as the Carpeta de los Diez.
His work is held in the National Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires and the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires, among other collections.

Submitted by Vasari