Lot 164
  • 164

Weegee (1899-1968)

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Weegee
  • Sleeping on Carpets, n.d.
Vintage silver print, signed in the lower margin in ball-point pen and bearing the artist's address stamp upon the reverse.

Condition

Creased in the corners and about the lower margin. Surface is good, however.
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Catalogue Note

It is noticeable how attracted Wegee was to photographing people asleep. Perhaps for no better reason than they were the ones who couldn't shout at him when he photographed them.