FREDERICK SOMMER (born 1905)

Venus, Jupiter and Mars (1949)

Details

FREDERICK SOMMER (born 1905)
Sommer, Frederick
Venus, Jupiter and Mars (1949)
Gelatin silver print. 1980. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed For John Weiss from F.S. in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
9 x 7.5in. (24.1 x 19cm.)

Provenance

From the artist;
to the present owner.

Literature

See: Weiss, Venus, Jupiter & Mars: The Photographs of Frederick Sommer, cover, pl. 23, and fig. 38 of checklist; Center for Creative Photography, Sommer: Words/Images, pl. 19; "Interior Landscapes", Newsweek, 2 June 1980, p. 81.

Lot Essay

In 1980 John Weiss curated and edited the catalogue for the exhibition Venus, Jupiter & Mars: The Photographs of Frederick Sommer at the Delaware Art Museum. Conceived by Mr. Weiss, a professor at the University of Delaware, the exhibition included over one hundred photographs dating from the late 1930s-1970s. This print was given by Sommer to Mr. Weiss as a gesture of appreciation for his efforts.

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