 Focus on WomenCollectors' List 126 2007 |
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41 Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976) Self-Portrait, 1906/1970. Silver gelatin photograph, numeric annotations in pencil in various hands verso, 10.1 x 15.4cm. Minor chips to right edge of image. "Imogen Cunningham Trust" authentication letter attached to mount verso. Illustrated in Cunningham, On the Body, 1998, plate 1. Cunningham is considered to be one of the greatest American women photographers and is best known for her images of botanicals, nudes and industry. In 1907 she went to work with Edward S. Curtis in his Seattle studio. She studied photography overseas after winning a scholarship, and on her return to Seattle she met Coburn in London, and Steiglitz in New York. She opened up her own studio and won acclaim for portraiture and pictorial work. In 1915 she married artist Roi Partridge and had three children, including Rondal, who also became a photographer. She pioneered the renewal of photography on the West Coast along with Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and others. Cunningham continued to take pictures until shortly before her death at age 93, ending the longest photographic career in history. |
$19,500 |
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42 Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976) Nude, 1923/c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, blind stamped photographer's signature and seal, and annotated "Original unsigned print by IC" in pencil in an unknown hand on backing below image, 17.6 x 23.3cm. Laid down on estate presentation backing. Illustrated in Cunningham, On the Body, 1998, plate 27. Cunningham is considered to be one of the greatest American women photographers and is best known for her images of botanicals, nudes and industry. In 1907 she went to work with Edward S. Curtis in his Seattle studio. She studied photography overseas after winning a scholarship, and on her return to Seattle she met Coburn in London, and Steiglitz in New York. She opened up her own studio and won acclaim for portraiture and pictorial work. In 1915 she married artist Roi Partridge and had three children, including Rondal, who also became a photographer. She pioneered the renewal of photography on the West Coast along with Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and others. Cunningham continued to take pictures until shortly before her death at age 93, ending the longest photographic career in history. |
$69,500 |
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43 Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952) [Merle Oberon, Actress], c1920s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed and annotated "LA" in negative lower right, photographer's stamp verso, 23.7 x 18.7cm. Repaired crease with surface cracking to image centre left, handling crinkles overall. JLG245 Curtis photographed prominent people and film stars while working in Los Angeles to help fund his other projects. |
$1,100 |
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44 Judy Dater (American, b.1941) Imogen And Twinka At Yosemite, 1974/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and numbered "87" in pencil verso, 32.8 x 24.9cm. Dater's most well-known image, depicting the elderly photographer Imogen Cunningham. Dater is one of America's foremost photographers, with an international reputation for her uniquely perceptive portraits of women and confrontational photographs of the nude. Born in Hollywood, Dater studied art and photography in Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1964 she met Imogen Cunningham whose life and work greatly inspired her. |
$4,900 |
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45 Judy Dater (American, b.1941) Self-Portrait With Mists, 1980. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and dated in pencil verso, 47.3 x 37.2cm. Dater has an international reputation for her uniquely perceptive portraits of women and confrontational photographs of the nude. In 1964, after studying art and photography, Dater met Imogen Cunningham whose work greatly inspired her. |
$5,500 |
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46 Judy Dater (American, b.1941) Throwing Rope Like Lightning, 1983. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and dated in pencil verso, 47 x 36.5cm. Dater has an international reputation for her uniquely perceptive portraits of women and confrontational photographs of the nude. In 1964, after studying art and photography, Dater met Imogen Cunningham whose work greatly inspired her. |
$5,500 |
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47 Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Concierge Aux Lunettes, 1945/1980. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in ink in lower margin, signed, titled, dated in French "1945, tirage (printed) en Décembre 1980" and annotated "2/2" in ink verso, 27.6 x 24.4cm. Illustrated in Hamilton, Robert Doisneau: A Photographer's Life, 1995, p217. |
$9,900 |
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48 Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) La Stricte Intimité (In The Strictest Intimacy), Rue Marcelin Berthelot, Montrouge, 1945/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in ink in lower margin, titled, dated and signed in ink verso, 27.7 x 24.4cm. Illustrated in Hamilton, Robert Doisneau: A Photographer's Life, 1995, p115. |
$7,950 |
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49 Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) [Daniele Delorme, French Model And Actress], c1950. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer's stamp and negative number "85615" in pencil verso, 23.7 x 17.8cm. Slight cockling to centre of image. Delorme's most noteworthy films included La Cage aux Filles and Gigi. |
$3,300 |
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50 Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Mademoiselle Anita, 1951/1981. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in ink in lower margin, signed, titled and dated in French "Octobre 1951, tirage (printed) en Février 1981" in ink verso, 29.6 x 24.6cm. Illustrated with variant title and date in Hamilton, Robert Doisneau: A Photographer's Life, 1995, p205. |
$11,000 |
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51 Robert Doisneau (French, 1912-1994) Rue Guerin-Boisseau, c1953/c1955. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, title and various annotations in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 24.0 x 18.1cm. Slight cockling to edges. Annotations include "Non! De dos, pas la face! (From behind, not the face!)." Provenance: Robert Giraud estate. Depicts a prostitute in front of the "Weekend Hotel." Giraud was a writer and close friend of Doisneau. |
$6,900 |
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