Lot Essay
The negative of Polka Dot Fashion was destroyed during the Second World War and this print is believed to be unique.
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Polka Dot Fashion near Admiralty Arch, circa 1938; and Wenda in a Hardy Amies Suit near Rotten Row, Hyde Park Corner, 1951
Details
NORMAN PARKINSON
Polka Dot Fashion near Admiralty Arch, circa 1938; and Wenda in a Hardy Amies Suit near Rotten Row, Hyde Park Corner, 1951
2 gelatin silver prints, the second printed later
the first signed, titled, dated, annotated 'for Harper's Bazaar' in pencil and copyright credit stamp (on the verso); Estate stamp (on the reverse of the mat); the second signed in ink (in the margin)
14½ x 9½in. (36.9 x 24.2cm.); and 11¾ x 9 1/8in. (29.8 x 23.2cm.) (2)
Polka Dot Fashion near Admiralty Arch, circa 1938; and Wenda in a Hardy Amies Suit near Rotten Row, Hyde Park Corner, 1951
2 gelatin silver prints, the second printed later
the first signed, titled, dated, annotated 'for Harper's Bazaar' in pencil and copyright credit stamp (on the verso); Estate stamp (on the reverse of the mat); the second signed in ink (in the margin)
14½ x 9½in. (36.9 x 24.2cm.); and 11¾ x 9 1/8in. (29.8 x 23.2cm.) (2)
Provenance
The first with Hamilton's Gallery, London