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2099R

George Silk

Levin/New Zealand 1916 – 2004 Norwalk/Connecticut

Marlene Dietrich posing seductively as she exhibits her famous shapely leg while entertaining troops in Germany. 27. February 1945

Vintage or early gelatin silver print. 28 x 27 cm (32,4 x 27 cm) (11 x 10 ⅝ in. (12 ¾ x 10 ⅝ in.)).
This picture shows the following artwork: George Silk. Marlene Dietrich posing seductively as she exhibits her famous shapely leg while entertaining troops in Germany. 27. February 1945.

Estimate:

EUR 2,000

 

- 3,000

USD 2,590

 

- 3,890

Sold for:

4,880 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 207-213

Photographs, Wednesday, 29.05.2013

Information

Vintage or early gelatin silver print. 28 x 27 cm (32,4 x 27 cm) (11 x 10 ⅝ in. (12 ¾ x 10 ⅝ in.)). Photographer's stamp on the reverse as well as stamp: "USED IN LIFE MAR 5 1945 OVERSEAS EDITION", copyright stamp of "Time Inc." plus further stamp. Inscribed and numbered in pencil and blue crayon, markings in pencil. Upper right corner, loss to the gelatin layer and with further handling marks.

"Dietrich at Front, An ex-German returns to Germany as a tireless entertainer of GIs", In: LIFE, 5. March 1945, p. 49-51, ill. p. 50-51