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21 Edouard Boubat (French, 1923-1999) Paris, Maubert [The Two Friends], 1952/1980s. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in ink in lower margin, titled, dated "1952" and signed in pencil verso, 35.2 x 23.5cm. Known for romantic images of Paris and its people, Boubat took up photography in reaction to the horrors of the WWII. Winner of the Kodak prize in 1947, he worked for the French magazine, Réalités, from the 1950s-60s. He travelled widely throughout his career, inspiring French poet Jacques Prévert to call him a "peace correspondent." |
$8,800 |
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22 Bill Brandt (British, 1904-1983) Footsteps Coming Closer, c1933. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer's stamp and annotated "Night in London, p41" in red ink verso, 24.5 x 19.4cm. Chips to edges of image, laid down on original backing. Illustrated in Brandt, The Photography of Bill Brandt, 1999, p27. Brandt was an influential British photographer and photojournalist known for his high-contrast images of society, and his distorted nudes and landscapes. In 1930 Brandt became an assistant to Man Ray in Paris before moving to London where he continued his career, producing celebrated bodies of work. |
$38,000 |
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23 Bill Brandt (British, 1904-1983) London, 1953/c1975. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in ink in lower margin, numeric annotations in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 34.9 x 29.1cm. Illustrated in Brandt, The Photography of Bill Brandt, 1999, p249; Bill Brandt: Shadow of Light, 1977, p132; and Perspective of Nudes, 1961, p30. Brandt was an influential British photographer and photojournalist known for his high-contrast images of society, and his distorted nudes and landscapes. In 1930 Brandt became an assistant to Man Ray in Paris before moving to London where he continued his career, producing celebrated bodies of work. |
$12,900 |
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24 Gyula Halász
Brassaï (Hungarian/French,
1899-1984) Conchita's Dance, Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui, c1931. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, numbered "#7586" in pencil verso, 27.9 x 21.6cm. Repaired tears to edges centre left and right. Illustrated in Sayag and Lionel-Marie, Brassai, p251; Tucker, Brassai: The Eye of Paris, pl.112; Gautrand, Brassai, p122 and Brassai: The Secret of Paris, u.p. Brassaï was an Hungarian photographer, sculptor and filmmaker who rose to fame in France. Using the name of his birthplace, Gyula Halász went by the pseudonym "Brassaï," which means "from Brasso." His images of the seedier side of Paris brought him great success, and his friend, writer Henry Miller, called him "the eye of Paris." He also photographed high society, the theatre, ballet, and operas, and took portraits of many of his prominent friends, including Dali, Matisse, Picasso, Giacometti. |
$35,500 |
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25 Anthony Browell (Australian, b.1945) Obscura 7, 2005/2006. Platinum palladium photograph, numeric annotations in pencil in lower margin, titled, dated and signed (twice) in pencil verso, 28.5 x 22.5cm. |
$1,600 |
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26 Anthony Browell (Australian, b.1945) Obscura 21, 2005/2006. Platinum palladium photograph, numeric annotations in pencil in left margin, titled, dated, initialled, and signed in pencil verso, 21.5 x 26.6cm. |
$1,600 |
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27 Anthony Browell (Australian, b.1945) Obscura 17, 2005/2006. Platinum palladium photograph, numeric annotations in pencil in lower margin, titled, dated and signed (twice) in pencil verso, 29 x 20.7cm. |
$1,600 |
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28 Harry Callahan (American, 1912-1999) Eleanor, Port Huron, 1954/1972. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil on backing below image, 18.6 x 11.6cm. Laid down on original backing. Illustrated in Callahan, Harry Callahan, 1999, jacket cover; Paul, Harry Callahan, 1967, u.p.; and Alinder and Callahan, Eleanor, p13. One of the great innovators of modern American photography, Callahan is known for his ability to transform his subjects into arresting compositions of simplicity and grace. Initially influenced by Ansel Adams, he was appointed by Moholy-Nagy to teach at the Institute of Design in Chicago, and then Rhode Institute of Design until his retirement in 1977. Callahan's work is personally orientated; his wife, Eleanor was his prime subject for over 15 years. |
$22,000 |
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29 Lewis Carroll nom de plume for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (British, 1832-1898) Annie And Henry Rogers (On Chaise Lounge), 1861. Albumen paper photograph, negative number "#52" in plate upper right, 15.1 x 19.5cm. Laid down on old backing with creases and chips to edges. Actual print exhibited at SF MoMA in 2002 and illustrated in the museum's catalogue: Nickel, Dreaming in Pictures, plate 30. Provenance: Rogers family. Now considered to be one of the very best Victorian photographers, Lewis Carroll was a famous author, mathematician and Anglican clergyman. In 1856 Carroll took up photography and for a while considered making it a career. He photographed a great variety of subjects, including his more well-known images of children. He also took portraits of famous sitters such as Millais, Rossetti, Julia Margaret Cameron and Tennyson. Carroll created around 3,000 images over 24 years; fewer than 1,000 have survived. |
$45,500 |
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