International & Australian PHOTOGRAPHY
20th Century Photography
Collectors' List 119 2006

26 Berenice Abbott (Amer., 1898-1991)
Mark Twain's House, c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil verso, 23.9 x 19.1cm. Minor chips to edges.

$14,900
27 Berenice Abbott (Amer., 1898-1991)
Night View, NY, 1932/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil on backing below image, photographer's stamp verso, 34 x 26.4cm. Laid down on original backing

$22,000
28 Berenice Abbott (Amer., 1898-1991)
Murray Hill Hotel, 112 Park Avenue, Manhattan, 1935. Vintage silver gelatin photo-graph, titled, annotated "Neg #41. Code #IA1", dated "Nov. 19, 1935" in pencil with two stamps verso, 25.1 x 20.1cm.
Stamped text reads: "Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' photographs by Berenice Abbott;" and "Photograph Berenice Abbott. 50 Commerce St, New York City." The Murray Hill Hotel [now 100 Park Avenue], built in 1884 and demolished in 1947, was considered to be one of the great hotels in New York City. Guests included Mark Twain, Grover Cleveland and J.P. Morgan. Ref: Yochelson MES#15.

$29,900
29 TBerenice Abbott (Amer., 1898-1991)
Broome Street, Nos. 504-506, 1935. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in pencil in stamp with annotation verso, 20.1 x 25.2cm.
Stamped text reads "Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' photographs by Berenice Abbott." Annotation in stamp reads: "Broome Street, Nos. 504-506. Manhattan: October 9, 1935. Neg #6. Code I.A.2." Ref: Yochelson GV#1.

$14,500
30 Berenice Abbott (Amer., 1898-1991)
Murray Hill Hotel. Park Avenue and 41st Street, 1935. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, annotated "Neg #40. Code #IA.2" and dated "Nov. 19, 1935" in pencil with stamp verso, 25.2 x 20.1cm. Minor crease to upper right corner, slight indentations to edges.
Stamped text reads: "Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' photographs by Berenice Abbott." Ref: Yochelson MES Variant 3.

$14,500
31 Berenice Abbott (Amer., 1898-1991)
Fifth Avenue Houses, 1936/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil on backing below image, photographer's stamp verso, 26.6 x 34.2cm. Laid down on original backing.

$11,000
32 Berenice Abbott (Amer., 1898-1991)
Gunsmith. 6 Center Market Place, Manhattan (between Broome and Grand St), 1937. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, two stamps, titled, annotated "Neg-203. Code III. 1H" and dated in pencil verso, 25.1 x 20.1cm. Minor indentations to edges.
Stamped text reads: "Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' photographs by Berenice Abbott;" and "Photograph Berenice Abbott. 50 Commerce St, New York City." Ref: Yochelson LES#29.

$42,500
33 Berenice Abbott (Amer., 1898-1991)
Flam and Flam. 165 East 121st Street, 1938. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in pencil in stamp with annotation verso, 25.2 x 20.1cm.
Stamped text reads "Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' photographs by Berenice Abbott." Annotation in stamp reads "Flam and Flam: 165 East 121st Street, Manhattan: May 18, 1938: Neg #298. Code I.N.H." The photograph was taken across the street from the Harlem Courthouse built in 1891. Ref: Yochelson N59 #14.

$14,500
34 Berenice Abbott (Amer., 1898-1991)
(Flatiron Building, NY), 1938/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil on backing below image, photographer's stamp verso, 34.5 x 26.7cm. Laid down on original backing.
Stamp reads "Berenice Abbott. Abbot, Maine 04406. All rights reserved.

$13,900