18 Alfred Eisenstaedt (American,
1898-1995)
Shoppers At Large A&P Grocery Store, 1942. Vintage silver
gelatin photo-graph, title and photographer's name in pencil
in an unknown hand and various stamps verso, 25.5 x 34.1cm. Pinholes
to corners, slight wear to edges of image.
Stamps
include Time and PIX copyright stamps, and Suburban Essay Garden
City 42 stamp. Eisenstaedt is best remembered for his photograph
capturing the celebration of V-J Day.
$11,500
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19 André Kertész
(Hungarian/Amer., 1894-1985)
Lost Cloud, New York, 1937/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph,
estate and copyright stamp with print number "3-0142-23-2-1-02-G"
in ink in an unknown hand verso, 24 x 17.8cm.
Stamp
includes "Print made under the artist's direction [during
his lifetime] [and was] in the printer's inventory at [the time
of] the artist's death. All rights reserved." Provenance:
André Kertész estate.
$7,900
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20 André Kertész
(Hungarian/Amer., 1894-1985)
Fire Escape, New York, 1949/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph,
estate and copyright stamp with print number "4-0186-06-2-1-19-G"
in ink in an unknown hand verso, 24.6 x 19.7cm.
Stamp
includes "Print made under the artist's direction [during
his lifetime] [and was] in the printer's inventory at [the time
of] the artist's death. All rights reserved." Provenance:
André Kertész estate.
$7,800
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21 André Kertész
(Hungarian/Amer., 1894-1985)
Smoke In Toronto, 1979. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, estate
and copyright stamp with print number "7-0643-01-2-1-37"
in ink in an unknown hand verso, 16.8 x 24.6cm.
Stamp
includes "Print made under the artist's direction [during
his lifetime] [and was] in the printer's inventory at [the time
of] the artist's death. All rights reserved." Provenance:
André Kertész estate.
$11,000
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22 Russell Lee (American,
1903-1986)
Abandoned Garage On Highway #2, Western North Dakota, 1937/c1940s.
Vintage silver gelatin photograph, typed title, photographer's
Farm Security Administration (FSA) credit stamp, FSA return stamp
and numeric annotations in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 17.9
x 24.2cm. Minor wear to edges of margins.
The
Farm Security Administration (FSA) was created during the Depression
to combat rural poverty. It became famous for its small but highly
influential photography program, 1935-44, which realistically
portrayed the challenges of rural poverty.
$3,300
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23 David Moore (Australian,
1927-2003)
Rush Hour, Martin Place, Sydney, c1949. Vintage silver gelatin
photograph, titled, dated and signed in pencil, three photographer's
stamps, and annotations in various hands in ink and pencil verso,
30.9 x 22cm. Minor crinkles to edges, slight cracks to lower
corners of image.
Annotations
include "Martin Place - Sydney. 5pm rush hour. Photograph
by David Moore, C/- Bank of Australasia, 4 Threadneedle Street,
London EC2 (1951)." Stamps with annotated dates in pencil
read "Photograph by David Moore. 39 Redcliffe Road, London,
S.W.10. Ph: Flaxman 1390. (c1952)"; "Photograph by
David Moore, Max Dupain Studio, 49 Clarence Street, Sydney. Ph:
BX 4901. After hours: BX 4907. (1958-9)" and "Photograph
by David Moore. 245 Pacific Highway, North Sydney. Ph: 92-8824
(1960)." This is the only signed vintage print of this image.
$13,500
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24 David Moore (Australian,
1927-2003)
Sydney Opera House Under Construction, 1966/2001. Silver gelatin
photograph, signed in ink in lower margin, titled, dated and
signed in pencil verso, 28.1 x 42.7cm.
$5,500
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