Various Photographers

a group of 5 photographs, comprising Hands on Music, Nashville by LOUISE DAHL-WOLFE, Les Mains de Niedzilsky by FRANCOIS KOLLAR, Der Cellospieler by FRITZ SCHWENNICKE, Schilling Hands by GRANCEL FITZ, and Multiple Exposure of Pianist's Hands by MAURICE SEYMOUR, one ferrotyped, 2 mounted, each signed or stamped, framed, 1929-49, Dahl-Wolfe photograph printed in the 1980s (5)

Dahl-Wolfe:  Deborah Bell, New York, 1994

Fitz:  Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 1993

Kollar:  Nathalie Karg, Ltd., New York, 1995

Schwennicke:  Rudolf Kicken Galerie, Aachen, 1994

Seymour:  Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 1995

Louise Dahl-Wolfe: 'Hands on Music, Nashville,' 1932, printed in the 1980s - This print, which has the estate stamp (twice) and penciled initials of Christopher E. Green, Trustee of The Louise Dahl-Wolfe Trust, on the reverse, is on slightly warm double-weight paper. It is in generally excellent condition. (8 3/4 by 12 3/4 in.)Fritz Schwennicke: 'Der Cellospieler' - This print is ferrotyped. It is titled and dated 1949 in pencil and has the photographer's 'Manerkirchestrasse 32, Munich 27' studio stamp on the reverse. The edges are rubbed, the corners are bumped, and there are tiny losses in the corners. There are small soft and sharp creases throughout. In raking light, tiny pitting that is typical of the ferrotyping, as well as several fingerprints, are visible on the surface. On the reverse, there is light ochre discoloration.Maurice Seymour: 'Montage of Pianist's Hands,' 1930s - this warm-toned print on semi-matte paper is mounted and has been signed in the negative, Overmatted, it is in generally good condition. In raking light, the following are visible: silvering at the periphery and two small mounting bubble at the left and center.Grancel Fitz: Schilling Hands' - this warm-toned print is mounted to black paper and is mounted again to an off-white mount. It is signed 'Fitz' in penci lon the mount, titled 'Schilling hands' in pencil and annotated 'F; on the reverse. The paper has a slight surface sheen, and in raking light, silvering is visible. The mount is lightly soiled, and there are losses of the top paper ply, revealing a darkened board at the periphery. The edges are rubbed, the corners are bumped, and there is partial loss of the lower right mount corner. The reverse of the mounted is soiled, the edges are darkened, and there is a white paper remnant across the top. In addition, there are blue ink marks and small paper tape remains at the left and right edges.Francois Kollar: 'Les Mains de Niedzilsky'-this print is signed, titled, and dated in ink and has the photographer's Creteil (Seine) studio stamp on the reverse. This print is in generally excellent condition. It is on medium-weight paper with a surface sheen. There are tiny losses at the upper left corner and top edge. In raking light, silvering and deposits of original retouching are visible.
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