Lot 62
  • 62

Berenice Abbott

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Berenice Abbott
  • El at Columbus and Broadway, New York City, 1935Garibaldi on Washington Square, 1936 Chelsea, 1937
  • Gelatin silver print. Signed, stamped on the reverse of the mount.
  • Gelatin silver print
  • 22,2 x 30,5 cm (8 ½ x 12 in.)
3 tirages argentiques, un contrecollé sur carton. Deux signés avec le tampon du photographe et un titré et daté dans le tampon 'Changing New York' au verso.

Literature

Berenice Abbott : changing New York, une ville en mouvement, 1935-1939, cat. expo., Paris, Hazan : Paris musées, 1999, ill. p.21 (Columbus) ;
Berenice Abbott : changing New York, une ville en mouvement, 1935-1939, cat. expo., Paris, Hazan : Paris musées, 1999, ill. p. 99 (Garibaldi) ;
Histoire de la photographie, de 1839 à nos jours : the George Eastman house collection
, Cologne, Taschen, 2012, ill. p. 614 (Columbus).

Condition

(El at Columbus and Broadway, New York City, 1935) This flush-mounted print is in excellent condition. With a small loss of approx.1 mm at the lower edge. Please note that this print was made in the 1960s and is not a vintage as stated in the catalogue. The other two are in very good condition. Corners are slightly worn.
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