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Whitman, Walt
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Whitman, Walt
- An enlarged platinum or bromide photograph after the original portrait photograph by George C. Cox of New York (1887), probably printed circa 1890s—1910s.
- photographic print
Photographic print (23 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.; 603 x 489 mm), mounted on board. Matted, glazed and framed.
Literature
Walt Whitman Quarterly Review, vol. 4, no. 2/3, pp. 56–57
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
An unusually large and attractive print of George C. Cox's celebrated portrait of Whitman in old age. This photograph was taken in Cox's New York studio in April 1887. Whitman was celebrating the success of his lecture on Lincoln, delivered on the same visit. His friend Jeanette Gilder was present and later wrote, "He must have had twenty pictures taken, yet he never posed for a moment. He simply sat in the big revolving chair and swung himself to the right or to the left, as Mr. Cox directed, or took his hat off or put it on again, his expression and attitude remaining so natural that no one would have supposed he was sitting for a photograph."
A well-preserved copy of this magisterial portrait.