JOSEF SUDEK (1896-1976) , Remembrances of E.A. Poe | Christie's

Sale 9432

PHOTOGRAPHIC MASTERWORKS 2

New York

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12 October 2000

Browse Sale

Lot 56
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF D.W. MELLOR

JOSEF SUDEK (1896-1976)

Remembrances of E.A. Poe

Price realised

USD 32,900

Estimate

USD 25,000 - USD 35,000

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JOSEF SUDEK (1896-1976)
Remembrances of E.A. Poe
Toned gelatin silver print. 1959. Signed and dated in pencil on the recto; titled in Czech and dated in pencil on the verso.
155/8 x 11¾in. (39.7 x 29.9cm.)

Provenance

Wilhelm Schürmann, Cologne;
With Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York;
to the present owner.
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

See: Bullaty, Sudek, pl. 66; Fárová; Josef Sudek, p. 341.

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Pre-Lot Text

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF D.W. MELLOR
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