JOHN GUTMANN (1905–1998)

Ten Photographs, 1982

Details

JOHN GUTMANN (1905–1998)
Ten Photographs, 1982
San Francisco and New York: Fraenkel/Heifman Publications, 1982. Portfolio of 10 gelatin silver prints; each signed, titled, dated and numbered '36/50' in pencil (verso); each image approx. 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 (36.9 x 29.3 cm.) or inverse, each sheet approx. 17 x 14 in. (43.3 x 35.6 cm.) or inverse; number thirty-six from an edition of fifty plus eight artist's proofs.

Provenance

Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco;
acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989.

Lot Essay

The plates are as follows:

1. Omen, 1934

2. Lunch Hour, San Francisco, 1934

3. Elevator Garage, Chicago, 1936

4. "Yes, Columbus Did Discover America!," San Francisco, 1938

5. Apology, 1938

6. "Switch to Dodge," Detroit, 1936

7. The Fleet is In, San Francisco, 1934

8. Class. Olympic High Diving Champion Marjorie Gestring, 1936

9. In the Background: The Pimp, New Orleans, 1937

10. The Oracle, 1949

More from Photographs Including Property from the Museum of Modern Art

View All