154 Russell Lee (American,
1903-1986)
Strawberry Pickers, c1935-1943. Vintage silver gelatin photograph,
title, caption and photographer's line in photographed text on
slips attached to backing below image, 22.6 x 33.8cm. Minor chips
to edges of image. Laid down on original backing.
Text
reads "Migrants at work near Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Farm
Security Administration (FSA). Photo by Lee." Initially
created as the Resettlement Administration in 1935 as part of
the New Deal, the FSA was an effort during the Depression to
combat rural poverty. The FSA became famous for its small but
highly influential photography program, 1935-44, which realistically
portrayed the challenges of rural poverty.
$7,900
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155 Henri Mallard (Australian,
1884-1967)
[Bullock Team], c1920s. Vintage toned silver gelatin photograph,
25 x 28.5cm. Minor retouching to edges of image. JLG3459
Provenance:
Mallard estate.
$2,500
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156 Herbert G. Ponting (British,
1870-1935)
Mr Ponting Developing [A Plate In The Darkroom], 1911. Vintage
orange-tinted silver gelatin photograph, blind stamped signature
on image lower right, titled and numbered "55" in pencil
in an unknown hand on accompanying Fine Art Society letterpress
exhibition label attached to original backing verso, 33.4 x 44.1cm.
Repaired tear to right edge of image, repaired corners, minor
scratches to surface, slight oxidation mottling to edges.
Label
includes "This photograph is enlarged from a negative made
by H.G. Ponting during the British Antarctic expedition. Sole
agents: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond St, London."
Illustrated in L. Huxley, Scott's Last Exhibition, Vol. I,
1913, p234.
$12,000
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157 Marc Riboud (French,
b.1923)
Paris [Painter On The Eiffel Tower], 1953/later printing. Silver
gelatin photograph, signed, titled and dated in ink in lower
margin, photographer's stamp verso, 37 x 24.4cm.
Stamp
includes "Marc Riboud, 48 rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006
Paris."
$4,900
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158 Marc Riboud (French,
b.1923)
China, Anshan Telephones, 1957/later printing. Silver gelatin
photograph, titled, dated and signed in pencil in lower margin,
signed, titled, dated, annotated in French in pencil and two
photographer's stamps verso, 20.2 x 29.9cm.
Annotation
reads "Aciérie de Anshan avant l'arrivée du
standard (Steelworks of Anshan [Manchuria] before the arrival
of the switchboard.)"
$4,900
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159 Roger Scott (Australian,
b.1944)
Central Station, 1969/1998. Silver gelatin photograph, titled,
dated and signed in pencil in lower margin, signed, titled and
dated in pencil verso, 23.3 x 35cm.
$1,100
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160 Roger Scott (Aus., b.1944)
Sydney Opera House, 1986/2002. Selenium toned silver gelatin
photograph, signed in ink in lower margin, titled, dated, annotated
"Selenium toned" and signed in ink verso, 30.6 x 45.7cm.
Minor dents to left margin.
Illustrated
in Roger Scott, From the Street, 2001, p98, and Calado,
Ingenuity: Photography and Engineering 1846-2006, plate
256.
$1,650
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161 Wolfgang Sievers (Australian,
1913-2007)
International Harvester, NATCO, Multiple Spinole Drill, Geelong,
Victoria, c1950. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer's
stamp and titled in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 50.8 x 39.2cm.
Slight wear to surface, creases to upper and lower left corners,
and chips and pinholes to edges of image. Laid down on original
board.
Stamp
includes "Wolfgang Sievers Photographer, 9 Collins Street,
Melbourne. Phone: MF 4023." Provenance: Max Dupain estate.
Illustrated in Calado Wolfgang Sievers: Life Line 1933-1993,
Portugal, 2000, plate 92.
$8,800
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162 Wolfgang Sievers (Australian,
1913-2007)
[Construction Site With Workers Climbing Steel Netting], c1950s.
Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer's stamp, negative
number "2645S" in pencil, and annotated "Construction"
in pencil in another hand verso, 24.8 x 19.6cm.
Stamp
includes "Wolfgang Sievers Photographer, 9 Collins St, Melb.
C. 1."
$4,400
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163 Wolfgang Sievers (Australian,
1913-2007)
Men From Mars, Ford Motor Company [Spray Shop], 1952. Vintage
silver gelatin photograph, photographer's stamp and titled in
pencil in an unknown hand verso, 39.6 x 49.5cm. Slight wear to
surface, chips to edges. Laid down on original board.
Stamp
reads "Wolfgang Sievers Photographer, 9 Collins Street,
Melbourne, C. 1. Phone: MF 4023." Provenance: Max Dupain
estate.
$8,800
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