Grand
Prix of the A.C.F. - A Delage, June 26, 1912 by Jacques Henri Lartigue
(1894-1986) Wikipedia
bio
Silver gelatin print, image size
9.75 x 14 inches (25 x 36 cm.), signed: $9,000 (Now $7,000)
The Lartigue estate has been out of
these for some time. Although made over 100 years ago, it's still
considered
one of the great racing
photographs. Panning the camera, with its horizontally moving shutter
caused distortion, which, of course,
adds to the
image's drama. Signed prints are hard to come by, even at auction.
Alberto
Giacometti, Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1961 by Henri Cartier-Bresson
(1908-2004) Wikipedia
bio
Silver gelatin print, image size
17½ x 11½ inches (44 x 29 cm.), signed: $14,000 (Now $11,000)
It's hard to conceive of a better
portrait of Giacometti. Of course, Cartier-Bresson is known for "The
Decisive Moment,"
and here one can definitely catch his quick eye, along with the perfect
composition.The consignor has this print way
below what it normally fetches at auction, usually well over $20,000.
Martha Graham, "Letter to the World" (Kick), 1940 by Barbara Morgan (1900-1992) Wikipedia bio
Silver gelatin print, image size 9½ x 13 inches (24 x 33 cm.), signed recto and titled in artist's hand on verso: $4,000
TThese photographs often go for over $7,000. Our prints come from a
dealer's collection of several copies of the image Morgan
especially made for him. This image is one of the most famous dance
photographs ever made.
Couple in Racoon Coats, 1932 by James Van Der Zee (1886-1983) Wikipedia bio
Silver gelatin print, image size 7
x 9 inches (18 x 32 cm.), signed: $6,000 (SOLD)
This photograph is a wonderful
example of Van Der Zee's documentation of the people of Harlem
during the tumultuous times of the 1920s and 30s. The consignor of this
print obtained it
directly from Van Der Zee at his apartment.
Pink
and White Dogwoods, Kentucky, 1991 by Christopher Burkett (b.
1951) Wikipedia bio
Ilfochrome print on 20 x 24 inch
(51 x 61 cm.) paper: $3,000 (SOLD)
Prints of this photograph usually
sell for $6,000, but it's consigned to us for $3,000 less. Burkett is
known for his beautiful landscapes and color printing ability. Each
print is a masterpiece of work,
and the sharpness and high quality has resulted in his photography
being exhibited worldwide. More images here.
Le Nu Provençal, Gordes, France, 1949 by Willy Ronis (1910-2009) Wikipedia bio
Silver gelatin print,
image size 12 x 9½ inches (30 x 24 cm.), signed: $7,000 (Now $5,500)
This lovely photograph was taken by
Ronis of his wife, Marie-Anne while recently married.
They had just bought the rustic cottage, and Ronis was working
upstairs. As he came down the
stairs, he saw his wife with the perfect sunlit lighting and said, "Do
not move!" This became his most famous photograph.
Man and Woman #24, 1960 by Eikoh Hosoe (1933-2024) Wikipedia bio
Silver gelatin print, image size 6 x 10 inches (15 x 25 cm.), in black metal frame, signed: $1,900
The late Hosoe was known for his
psychologically charged nudes.
This one is probably his best known photograph, and the consignor has
it priced below usual auction levels.
Nude
in the Box, 1962 by Ruth
Bernhard (1905-2006) Wikipedia bio
Silver gelatin print on 11 x 14 inch (28 x 36 cm.) paper, signed: $15,000
Along with the Ronis above, this
photograph is also considered one of the great nudes.
The model arrived at Berhard's studio on the same day that a new
enlarger was delivered in a large box.
After the enlarger was removed leaving an emplty box, Bernhard had a
spur-of-the-moment creative idea that worked perfectly.
Three Frames of Children at a Puppet Show, Parc de Montsouris, Paris, 1963 by Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995) Wikipedia bio
Silver gelatin print, image size 4 x 18½ inches (10 x 47 cm.) on 16 x 20 inch (41 x 51 cm.) paper, edition of 250, embossed signature: $5,500
I order these prints directly from
the Life magazine archive. The middle photograph is the famous one, but
rare signed prints are very expensive. The kids were watching Saint
George and the Dragon, and the peak
moment was when the dragon is slain. Indeed, Eisenstaedt was one of the
Life magazine greats.
Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County,
Alabama, 1936 by Walker Evans
(1903-1975) Wikipedia bio
Silver gelatin print, image size 9
x 7½ inches (23 x 19 cm.), Lunn Gallery numbering on verso, slight
one-inch crease near top: $9,500 (Now $7.500)
Ms. Burroughs was 27 and had four
children when this well-known portrait was made.
In the 1970s, she said the portrait was an accurate picture of her
situation. It became the cover image of
James Agee's classic 1941 book, Let
Us Now Praise Famous Men. Prints are fairly rare and usually
much higher in price.
A
Red Army Soldier Raising the Soviet Flag over the Reichstag, 1945
by Yevgeny Khaldei
(1917-1997) Wikipedia bio
Silver gelatin print, image size 16¼ x 22½ inches (41 x 57 cm.), signed: $6,000
Khaldei was a Soviet
photojournalist, and this is his best-known image. Hitler had committed
suicide and Germany was defeated. A few soldiers had climbed up to the
roof of the Reichstag with a flag, but it was at night.
The next morning, he had others raise the flag, making a strong,
dynamic composition. The quality of this print is superb.
Evening in Hopi Land, 1906 by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Wikipedia bio
Hand-pulled photogravure print, image size 11½ x 15½ inches (29 x 39 cm.): $4,800
Curtis was the greatest
photographer of America's indigenous people. This photogravure is in
his large-format size
and published in Portfolio 12 of The
North American Indian, a huge, expensive undertaking in 20
volumes.
Shown is a delightful glimpse of Hopi life, giving a fine view of their
distintive hair styling.
Ropeout, Regan, North Dakota, 2011 by Mich Dobrowner (b. 1956)
Archival ink pigment print image size 14 x 20 inches (36 x 51 cm.), edition of 45: $5,000
Dobrowner is one of the greatest
storm photographers of our day. The prestigious fine-art photography
publisher Aperture produced a monograph called Storms in 2013. I find this tornado
image to be
absolutely stunning. Only one or two
prints in this size are left. View
his page.
From the Chrysler Building, New York, 1978 by George Tice (1938-2025) Wikipedia bio
Platinum/palladium print, image
size 23¼ x 18½ inches (59 x 47 cm.), #1/30:
$11,000 (Now $9,000) (SOLD)
The city of New York commissioned Tice to make a poster, and he made this classic photograph through a
window, not wanting to walk out on a gargoyles a la Annie Leibovitz. This piece is numbered 1 in
the printing, and our price is thousands below retail. Tice's page is here.
Silver gelatin print, image size
15½ x 19 inches (39 x 48 cm.): $70,000 (Now $59,000)
Adams' great Moonrise has become a
"warhorse" of photography. Even after printing several
hundred copies, only a handful are on the market at any one time.
Our print is in perfect
condition, and it's priced less than what most all dealers would charge. Go here
for more on Moonrise.