Jan Saudek (1935), The kiss of Death, 2007

Photograph; original gelatin-silver print, 40.2 x 31 cm
Signature: handwritten. p.d.: JAN SAUDEK
At bottom - handwritten description: >>The Kiss of Death<<, Model Print, Finished: September 21, 1907 (Saudek antidated his works by 100 years).
Provenance; private collection - Czech Republic

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 major 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