Ostrava. 1988. Vintage gelatin silver print. 27,2 x 39,5 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Corners minimally bumped, a few light handling creases/dents, stronger crease in lower right, otherwise a fine tonal print in very good condition.
Untitled, (photogram). Circa 1949. Vintage, unique, large-format, hand-colored gelatin silver print. 44,7 x 29 cm. Mounted in mat.
Minimal edge wear, some mirroring in dark areas near edges, traces of color and previous mounting on verso, otherwise an attractive, large print in very good condition.
Provenance: Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York
Christie's. Light, Volume and Form: Photographs from the Shalom Shpilman Collection, May 24-June 2, 2016, lot 65.
Abstract multiple exposure. 1940. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24 x 17,8 cm. Photographer's Jerusalem stamp and annotated "Jerusalem. Versuche ohne Linse 1940" by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Born in 1897 in Cologne, Lou Levi married Georg Landauer, a prominent Zionist politician, in 1923, after attending the Commercial Academy in Cologne. Her passion for photography led her to the Staatliche Fotoschule in Munich in 1928/29. She continued her photographic studies in Berlin, at the Lette Verein, and in 1934, she immigrated to Palestine with her husband and parents. Lou Landauer worked as a press photographer for the Jüdische Rundschau, still published in Berlin at the time, and later as a photography teacher at the Bezalel Hechadash, the new arts and crafts school in Jerusalem. In 1949, she relocated to the USA, where she pursued a career as an advertising photographer and experimented with the Carbro process before transitioning to an assistant librarian position at the Leo Baeck Institute in New York. – Crease in lower right corner, minimal buckling in upper and lower edges, light surface scratch in upper area, otherwise in very good condition.
Provenance: From a descendant of the photographer to the current owner.
Calla lilies. Circa 1940. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24 x 18 cm. Photographer's Jerusalem stamp and annotated "Kalla" by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Mirroring in edges, traces of previous mounting and some foxing on the verso, otherwise in very good condition.
Provenance: From a descendant of the photographer to the current owner.
Spider web. 1945. Vintage matte gelatin silver print on strong paper. 24 x 30 cm. Annotated and dated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's Jerusalem stamp on the verso.
Slight buckling in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Provenance: From a descendant of the photographer to the current owner.
St. Pauli. 1961. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 25 x 37,5 cm (30,2 x 40,5 cm). Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in pencil and photographer's stamp on the verso.
The German photographer Robert Lebeck made influential contributions in documentary and portrait photography. His career spanned several decades and encompassed a wide range of subjects, including politics, culture, and society. Lebeck's work often captured pivotal historical moments and iconic figures, making him a prominent photojournalist. – Some buckling in upper/lower edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Lee, Russell
FSA client with three sons, Caruthersville, Missouri; North Dakota
Los 4218
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438€ (US$ 456)
FSA client with three sons, Caruthersville, Missouri, 1938; North Dakota, 1937. 2 ferrotyped gelatin silver prints/printed 1970s. Each circa 20,5 x 25,5 cm. Each with "Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress" stamp, a Stockholm exhibition stamp and annotations/layout marks in pencil on the verso.
Some handling marks/dents, some creases in corners, otherwise in good condition.
Provenance: Galerie Taube, Berlin
Exhibition: "Die USA der dreißiger Jahre in Fotografien", Galerie Taube, Berlin Sept.4 - Oct. 2,1976.
Lit.: Roy Stryker/Nancy Wood. In This Proud Land: America, 1935-1943 as seen in the FSA photographs. New York 1973, ill. p. 103.
Lee, Russell
Scene in an agricultural worker's shack town, Oklahoma; Pie Town, New Mexico; Lafayette, Louisiana
Los 4219
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438€ (US$ 456)
Scene in an agricultural worker's shack town, Oklahoma, 1939; Pie Town, New Mexico,1940; Lafayette, Louisiana, 1938. 3 ferrotyped gelatin silver prints/printed 1970s. Each circa 20 x 25 cm. Each with "Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress stamp", a Stockholm exhibition stamp and annotations/layout marks in pencil on the verso.
A print of this image is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia. – Some handling marks/dents, some creases, otherwise in good condition.
Provenance: Galerie Taube, Berlin
Exhibition: "Die USA der dreißiger Jahre in Fotografien", Galerie Taube, Berlin Sept.4 - Oct. 2,1976.
Lit.: Roy Stryker/Nancy Wood. In This Proud Land: America, 1935-1943 as seen in the FSA photographs. New York 1973, ill. p. 37.
Joseph Beuys. 1967-1984. 5 vintage gelatin silver prints. Between 18 x 24 cm and 24 x 31 cm. Each signed by the photographer in pencil and most titled and dated in felt-tip pen or pencil, with the photographer's copyright stamp on verso.
The German photographer Manfred Leve produced an extensive documentation of the postwar art scene in the Rhineland. Leve's work is renowned for its candid and detailed portrayal of artists and their creative processes, particularly within the Fluxus movement and the broader avant-garde community in Düsseldorf and Cologne. He photographed notable figures such as Sigmar Polke, Joseph Beuys, and Gerhard Richter, capturing them in both studio environments and public performances. – Corners slightly bumped, some scuff marks and handling creases, otherwise in good condition.
The Constructor. 1924/printed 1985. Gelatin silver print from the original glass plate negative on Agfa paper. 20,2 x 22,2 cm (40,5 x 30,8 cm). With "griffelkunst" edition stamp and photographer's signature stamp on the verso as well as annotated by another hand in pencil on verso.
Small crease in lower left corner, some buckling and small surface irregularities, otherwise in very good condition.
Young man on the beach. 1950s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 22,3 x 27,5 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil/red crayon with layout notes on the verso.
The German photographer Herbert List made important contributions to 20th-century photography. His seamless blend of classicism and modernism resulted in visually arresting images that at times evoke a sense of surrealism. List had a unique ability to capture moments of stillness and poetic elegance in his work. – Edges slightly curled, corners slightly bumped, some handling dents/creases, stronger crease in lower left corner, some retouching in hip area, otherwise in good condition.
Man Ray
Le violin d'Ingres; Palais de quatres heures; Marcel Duchamp
Los 4233
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938€ (US$ 977)
Le violin d'Ingres (1924); Palais de quatres heures (1932-1933); Marcel Duchamp (1916). 3 gelatin silver prints, printed 1991. Each circa 26 x 20 cm (30,2 x 24,2 cm). Each with "Griffelkunst" and "ADAGP Man Ray Trust" copyright stamps on the verso.
Minimal buckling along edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Erotique voilée.1933. Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, printed 1991. 24,4 x 17,5 cm (30,3 x 22,5 cm). With "Griffelkunst" and "ADAGP Man Ray Trust" copyright stamps on the verso.
Lower left corner bumped, otherwise in excellent condition.
Lit.: Man Ray. Photographs. London 1982, ill. pp. 69,17 and 114.
Landschaft im Revier. 1961. Vintage, large-format, ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 50 x 60 cm. Mounted to board and matted, signed, titled and dated by the photographer in ballpoint pen on mount verso.
In 1957, Guido Mangold began studying photojournalism with Otto Steinert at the School of Arts and Crafts (Saarbrücken). In 1958 he transferred with Otto Steinert to the Folkwang School in Essen, where he graduated in 1960 with a degree and the Folkwang Achievement Award. From 1961 onwards, he worked as a photographer for the United States Information Service (USIS) in Bad Godesberg. In 1962, he left the USIS to travel to Southeast Asia for several weeks on behalf of the aid organization Misereor, where he documented the local culture. Mangold received a contract with the magazine Quick in 1963, for which he traveled worldwide as a photojournalist. As of 1966 he worked as a freelancer for German magazines such as twen, Eltern, Playboy, Jasmin, Stern. – A few surface scuff marks, some retouched spots, some light spots in sky area, otherwise in very good condition.
Pablo Picasso. 1947. Gelatin silver print, printed 1989. 31 x 29 cm. Estate stamp and "Griffelkunst" edition stamp, annotated by another hand in pencil, signed by Jutta Niemann in ink on verso.
Corners slightly bumped, small creases in lower right corner, otherwise in good condition.
Lit.: Willy Maywald. Die Splitter des Spiegels. Eine illustrierte Autobiographie. Munich 1985, ill. 57.
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