Lot 41
  • 41

William Klein (b.1928)

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • William Klein
  • Four Heads (New York), 1955Gun I (New York), 1955Gun II (New York), 1955
  • photographs
Three silver prints, printed later. Each signed, titled and dated in pencil on the reverse.

Literature

Photography from 1839 to today. George Eastman House Rochester New York, Taschen, Cologne 1999, ill. p. 656 (Gun II);
Prestel Lexikon der Photographen
,  New York, Prestel, 2002, ill. p.137 (Gun II);
20th Century Photography, Museum Ludwig Cologne, Cologne, Taschen, 2007, ill. p. 349 (Gun II).

 

Condition

All three prints in excellent condition. Two prints with occasional spots of retouching. Some corners slightly bumped. Gun I: The print is in excellent condition. Two spots of retouching. Corners very slightly bumped. Gun II: The print is in excellent condition. The left corners slightly bumped. Four Heads: The print is in excellent condition. Two spots of retouching. Corners slightly bumped.
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