WEEGEE (1899-1968)

Weegee, A Portfolio (1940s-50s)

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WEEGEE (1899-1968)
Weegee, A Portfolio (1940s-50s)
New York: Privately published, 1981. 49 gelatin silver prints, printed by Sidney Kaplan. Each with PHOTO BY WEEGEE N.Y.C. and PRINT: KAPLAN stamps on the verso. One of four complete portfolios realized from the original edition of 25.
Each approximately 163/8 x 125/8in. (41.7 x 32cm.) or the reverse.

Lot Essay

Originally planned as an edition of 25, this portfolio is one of only 4 produced in 1981 by Wilma Wilcox and three of Weegee's colleagues. Although posthumously printed by Sidney Kaplan in 1981, the group of 49 prints represents Weegee's greatest images from throughout his career. One of the four examples is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and another was sold at Phillips, New York on 31 January 2000.

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