Lot 5
5
BERENICE ABBOTT
Tax exempt. PROPERTY OF THE AMERICAN LITTORAL SOCIETY, A COASTAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, SOLD TO BENEFIT ITS PROGRAMS
BERENICE ABBOTT

Bubbles

Details
BERENICE ABBOTT
Bubbles
Gelatin silver print. Circa 1945.
7¾ x 7¾in. (19.6 x 24.1), mounted.
Provenance
From the artist;
to the present owner.
Literature
See: O'Neal, Berenice Abbott: American Photographer, p. 231.
Special notice
Tax exempt.
Further details
This lot may be exempt from tax, as set forth in the sales tax notice at the front of this catalogue.

Lot Essay

In an attempt to reproduce the structure of soap bubbles, Berenice Abbott took at least three days and several exposures, setting off a flash underneath a glass pan which held the suds. The finished product was reproduced in Science Illustrated, long before Abbott participated in the Physical Science Study Committee project.

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