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2077

Weegee (i.e. Fellig, Arthur H.)

Złoczów near Lwiw 1899 – 1968 New York

Convolute. Circa 1951

5 Vintages. Gelatin silver prints. Each approx. 34 × 26,6 cm (35,3 × 27,8 cm) (13 ⅜ × 10 ½ in. (13 ⅞ × 11 in.)).
This picture shows the following artwork: Weegee (i.e. Fellig, Arthur H.). Convolute. Circa 1951.

Estimate:

EUR 3,000

 

- 5,000

USD 3,330

 

- 5,560

Sold for:

3,750 EUR (incl. premium)

Summer Auctions 2022

Photography, Wednesday, 01.06.2022

Information

5 Vintages. Gelatin silver prints. Each approx. 34 × 26,6 cm (35,3 × 27,8 cm) (13 ⅜ × 10 ½ in. (13 ⅞ × 11 in.)). 4 photos mounted to original mat (50,9 x 40,6 cm) with signature and dedication in blue ballpoint pen in lower right, 3 photos additionally annotated. 1 photo laid down on original cardboard (50,8 x 40,3 cm), thereupon inscribed in black India ink, with inscription in blue ballpoint pen and a letter stamp on the reverse. Accompanying original-mat (50,9 x 40,6 cm), thereupon signed and dedicated in blue ballpoint pen. Narrow frame drawn on each mat with black ink. 4 photos with remains of adhesive tape at the margin.

Weegee and Mel Harris: Naked Hollywood. New York 1976, unpaginated (Act III, Private Lives) / exh. cat.: Naked Hollywood. Weegee in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art, 2011/12, p. 54 (there original page from: Naked Hollywood. New York 1953, p. 65 with image caption: A STAR'S PRIVATE LIFE is a matter of public concern. [...]) and p. 127, ill. 44 (there titled and dated: Making Up for Her First Starring Roll ..., um 1951)

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