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Umbo (Otto Umbehr) (1902-1980)
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Umbo (Otto Umbehr)
- Ditcher at work on San Joaquim Valley pipeline,1952
Vintage silver print. With the photographer's estate/copyright stamp on the reverse, signed and dated '2004' in pencil by Phyllis Umbehr, Umbo's daughter and executor of the estate. Annotated in German in pencil presumably by the photographer, and with stamp 'Standard of California, Public Transport Dept.' titled in pencil in an unknown hand.
Provenance
Estate Otto Umbehr
Literature
Molderings, Herbert, Umbo. Otto Umbehr 1902-1980, Düsseldorf, 1995, p. 169/170.
Condition
In good overall condition. Glossy surface. Some folds at lower left and right and in the upper right corner, and a few handling marks across the surface. Phyllis Umbehr's signature on the reverse is visible on the surface.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Umbo travelled in 1952 from New York to Philadelphia, Washington, New Orleans and California. He was part of a group of 20 photographers and journalists from Germany invited to the USA by the American government to see at first hand the 'American way of life'. Most of the photographs he took during this journey show industrial or architectural symbols of American modernism and urban life.