ELLIOTT ERWITT (B. 1928)

Maquette for a limited edition book, 1950s

Details

ELLIOTT ERWITT (B. 1928)
Maquette for a limited edition book, 1950s
30 gelatin silver prints, the majority mounted back to back in a 4to. spiral notebook; signed, inscribed 'This is the first volume (?) of an unusually limited edition. To Bill & Peggy affectionately' in ink (on the inside front page)
varying sizes from 4¾ x 2½in. (12 x 6.4cm.) to 4¾ x 5¾in. (12 x 14.6cm.)

Provenance

The Estate of William Rossa Cole;
Christie's, New York, October 4, 2001, lot 244

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Lot Essay

This maquette was originally in the collection of William Rossa Cole, with whom Elliott Erwitt formed a lasting friendship in the early 1950s when Erwitt was just begining his career in New York. Mr. Cole was the head of public relations at Knopf and hired Erwitt to photograph authors for book jackets.

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