• Auction 15575

    MoMA: Women in Photography

    29 November 2017 - 7 December 2017, ECommerce

    SALE TOTAL: 188,250 (USD)
52 Lots for Sale 15575
Lot 2
GERTRUDE KÄSEBIER (1852–1934)
Untitled (Portrait of a woman with cherry blossoms), c. 1905
signed in pencil (secondary mount, recto); numbered '5.SC' in pencil (tertiary mount, verso)
image/sheet/primary mount: 8 x 6 in. (20.2 x 15.2 cm.)
secondary/tertiary mount: 10 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (26.3 x 17.1 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 3
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898–1991)
An Industrial Designer's Window, Bleecker Street, New York, 1947
stamped photographer's '50 COMMERCE STREET' credit, Museum of Modern Art reproduction limitation and Museum of Modern Art Publicity Department credits, titled 'Reindeer in store window' in pencil and credited on affixed Museum of Modern Art exhibition label (verso)
image/sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. (24.8 x 19.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 4
TINA MODOTTI (1896–1942)
Head of Christ, 1925
signed and dated in pencil (mount, recto); annotated 'darkest' in pencil (verso); inscribed 'Para Felipe' by the artist in pencil and signed by Felipe Teixidor in ink (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (23.9 x 16.2 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 5
IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM (1883–1976)
Design for a 3 panel screen, Colletia Cruciata, 1933
signed and dated in pencil (mount, recto); titled with date of image and of print on artist's Green street credit label (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (18.7 x 24.1 cm.)
mount: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 6
MARGARET BOURKE–WHITE (1904–1971)
Three images of Reuben Nakian's sculpture of Babe Ruth, c. 1934
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 8
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Study for Schiaparelli’s Perfume, 'Salut', 1934
signed and dated in ink (recto); signed, titled and dated by the artist in pencil and Estate number '[1275-472-E20]' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 19 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (49.5 x 39.9 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$4,750
Lot 9
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Patrice devant une colonne Morris, Paris, 1952
signed and dated in white ink (recto); signed, titled and dated twice by the artist in pencil and Estate number '[676-242-E5]' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 10
LISETTE MODEL (1901–1983)
Woman, Lower East Side, New York, 1942
credited, titled 'old woman - head behind arm' and numbered '15' in pencil with Museum of Modern Art Photography Department Study Collection stamp (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (34.8 x 27 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 11
GERMAINE KRULL (1897–1985)
Etude, c. 1931
annotated 'Etude' in pencil and stamped photographer's copyright credit (verso)
image/sheet: 8 1/2 x 6 in. (21.5 x 15.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 12
LOTTE JACOBI (1896–1990)
Alfred Stieglitz, New York, 1938
signed in pencil (mount, recto); credited and titled in pencil with Museum of Modern Art Photography Department Study Collection stamp (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. (7.9 x 6 cm.)
mount: 7 x 5 3/8 in. (17.7 x 13.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 14
MARGARET BOURKE–WHITE (1904–1971)
The Great Migration, Pakistan, 1947
credited and numbered '#97' in pencil with Museum of Modern Art Photography Department Permanent Collection stamp (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 11 x 10 5/8 in. (27.9 x 27 cm.)
mount: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 16
GERTRUDE KÄSEBIER (1852–1934)
Mrs. F.L. Blakeman at the Hotel Buckingham, c. 1905
titled and numbered '7.5C' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 17
GERTRUDE KÄSEBIER (1852–1934)
Untitled (Two girls in coats and muffs), c. 1900-1915
numbered '2.SC' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 5 3/4 in. (20.3 x 14.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 21
MARION PALFI (1907–1978)
Wife of a Lynch Victim, Irwinton, Georgia from 'There Is No More Time',...
signed in pencil (mount, recto); titled in ink (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.4 x 19 cm.)
mount: 10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (26.6 x 19.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 22
MARGARET BOURKE–WHITE (1904–1971)
Sisters of the Sacred Heart School, Fort Providence, Canada and...
each signed in pencil (mount, recto); each credited, titled and one dated '1937' in pencil (mount, verso)
each image/sheet: approximately 13 x 9 1/2 in. (33 x 24.1 cm.)
each mount: 22 x 15 in. (55.8 x 38 cm.)
(2)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 24
MARGARET BOURKE–WHITE (1904–1971)
Portraits of Native Americans, Canada, 1937
each signed in pencil (mount, recto); each credited, titled and dated in pencil (mount, verso)
each image/sheet: approximately 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.3 cm.) or inverse
each mount: 22 x 15 in. (55.8 x 38 cm.) or inverse
(4)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 25
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898–1991)
The Daily News Building, 220 East 42nd Street, 1935
stamped photographer's 'Abbott, Maine' credit (verso); typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, interior)
image/sheet: 13 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (33.9 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 26
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898–1991)
Fulton Fish Market, New York, 1935
signed in pencil (mount, recto); stamped photographer's '50 COMMERCE STREET' credit with title in pencil (mount, verso); titled in pencil with Museum of Modern Art Photography Department Study Collection stamp (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 7 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (18.7 x 24.1 cm.)
mount: 17 x 14 in. (43 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 27
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898–1991)
Hoboken Railroad Yard, New Jersey, 1935
signed in pencil (mount, recto); stamped photographer's 'Abbott, Maine' credit and titled 'Train Station', dated 'c. 1935' in pencil (mount, verso); credited, titled 'Train Station' and dated 'c. 1935' on affixed Museum of Modern Art label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 7 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. (19.3 x 33.9 cm.)
mount: 14 x 17 in. (35.5 x 43.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 28
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Two street fair views, Paris, 1933
each signed and dated in ink (recto); each with Estate numbers in pencil (mount, verso)
each image/sheet: approximately 11 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (28.2 x 19.6 cm.)
each mount: approximately 16 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (41.9 x 34.9 cm.)
(2)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 29
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Images from Moulin Rouge, 1931
eight signed and dated in black or white ink (recto); six signed and dated, two also titled, and each with Estate numbers, all in pencil (verso)
each image: approximately 6 1/2 x 9 in. (16.5 x 22.8 cm.) or inverse
each sheet: approximately 7 x 9 1/2 in. (17.8 x 24.1 cm.) or inverse
(12)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 30
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Dandelion, 1929
initialed, dated and annotated 'FFM' in pencil (mount, recto); signed and dated by the artist in pencil and Estate number '[3823-1826-D44]' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (16.2 x 21.2 cm.)
mount: 14 x 16 3/4 in. 35.5 x 42.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 33
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Gingerbread, street fair, Paris, 1933
signed and dated in white ink (recto); Estate number '[1542-593-D13]' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.2 x 21.2 cm.)
mount: 16 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (41.8 x 34.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 34
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Couple, Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1933
signed and dated in ink (recto); Estate number '[1569-682-D14]' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 11 1/4 in. (20.2 x 28.5 cm.)
mount: 13 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (34.9 x 41.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 35
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Paris, 1931
signed and dated in ink (recto); signed and dated by the artist in pencil and Estate number '[2635-1122-D32]' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 in. (28.2 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 37
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Grapes, New York, 1953
signed and dated by the artist in pencil and Estate number '[726-252-E7]' in pencil (verso)
image: 18 1/4 x 16 in. (46.3 x 40.6 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.4 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 38
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Leaves and twigs, Paris, 1952
Estate number '[629-236-E3]' in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 41
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Self-Portrait, Paris, 1934
signed and dated in white ink (recto); Estate number '[1168-418-D6]' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (28.2 x 22.2 cm.)
mount: 16 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (41.8 x 34.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 42
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Three dogs, 1956
signed and dated in ink (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (27.2 x 34.5 cm.)
mount: 6 x 20 in. (40.7 x 50.9 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 43
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Central Park, NY, 1936
signed and dated in ink (recto); signed, titled and dated by the artist in pencil and Estate number '[1157-41-E20]' in pencil (verso)
image: 13 5/8 x 19 3/8 in. (34.5 x 49.1 cm.)
sheet: 15 5/8 x 19 1/2 in. (39.6 x 49.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$4,750
Lot 44
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
'Charlie Chaplin', New York, 1936
signed and dated in ink (recto); signed, titled and dated by the artist in pencil and Estate number '[1145-108-E20]' in pencil (verso)
image: 14 1/8 x 19 1/2 in. (35.8 x 49.5 cm.)
sheet: 15 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (40 x 49.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 45
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Antennae and bridge, New York, 1952
Estate number '[847-275-E12]' in pencil (verso)
image: 18 3/4 x 16 in. (47.5 x 40.6 cm.)
sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 47
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Wax Museum, Paris, 1931
signed and dated by the artist in pencil and Estate number '3728-914-D27' in ink (verso)
image: 9 x 6 1/2 in. (22.8 x 16.5 cm.)
sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 in. (23.8 x 17.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$625
Lot 49
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Konrad Wolff and Staccato, 1956
image/sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 50
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
My Shadow with Dog, 1948
signed and dated in ink (recto); signed and dated in ink, titled and numbered '#16' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. (22.2 x 19.3 cm.)
mount: 14 x 11 in. (35.7 x 28 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 51
ILSE BING (1899–1998)
Between France and the USA, 1936
each signed and dated in black or white ink (recto); each with Estate number in pencil (verso)
each image/sheet: approximately 8 x 11 in. (20.3 x 28 cm.)
(5)
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 52
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Oakland, California ('See the world before you leave it'), 1952
variously numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 7 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (19 x 21.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 57
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Andrew Furuseth, labor leader, San Francisco, 1934
numbered '8' in pencil (mount, recto); numbered '8' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 12 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (31.7 x 29.2 cm.)
mount: 12 1/4 x 12 7/8 in. (31 x 32.7 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 58
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Filipinos Harvesting Lettuce, Salinas Valley, California, 1935
variously numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 14 3/4 x 14 5/8 in. (37.4 x 37.1 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 59
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Doorstep of Church, Grayson, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938
numbered 'No. 104' in pencil (margin)
image: 25 1/2 x 33 in. (64.7 x 83.4 cm.)
sheet: 28 1/4 x 38 in. (71.7 x 96.5 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 63
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
New York City, 1952
numbered '96' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 13 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (33.3 x 15.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 65
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Girl in Church, Utah, c. 1953
numbered '10' in pencil (mount, recto); numbered '6b' in pencil (mount, verso)
image: 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (29.8 x 29.8 cm.)
sheet: 13 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (34.9 x 31.3 cm.)
mount: 15 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. (38.4 x 33.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 67
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Clouds, Utah, c. 1938
numbered '157b' and '82' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 14 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (37.4 x 30.1 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 68
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Under the Oaks, 1163 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California, 1952-1954
image/sheet/flush mount: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 70
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Woman on Stairs, Indonesia, 1958
numbered '134' and '185' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 20 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (52 x 39.3 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 73
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Missouri Woman, 1938
credited, titled 'Ozarks, Missouri', dated, numbered '38136' and variously otherwise numbered in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 10 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (25.7 x 20.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 75
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Egypt, 1963
numbered 'No. 143' in pencil (mount, verso)
image: 26 1/8 x 25 3/4 in. (66.3 x 65.3 cm.)
sheet: 28 x 27 5/8 in. (71 x 70.1 cm.)
mount: 30 x 29 1/8 in. (76.1 x 73.8 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 76
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Crown of Gregor's Head, 1953
numbered '222', '105 and '158' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 5 x 4 1/2 in. (12.7 x 11.4 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$625
Lot 77
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Pakistan Youth, Karachi, 1958
numbered '119' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 7 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (18.7 x 21.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 78
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Khyber Pass Tribesman, Pakistan, 1958
credited, titled and dated in pencil, stamped 'Photography Annual' and 'Popular Photography' with various numbers and printer's notations in ink/blue pencil and affixed print order label (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 10 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (26 x 23.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 80
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Oranges, Indonesia, 1958
numbered '125' and '146' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 10 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (26 x 33.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 82
DOROTHEA LANGE (1895–1965)
Mexican Woman and Child, Imperial Valley, California, 1935
numbered '113' and '195' in pencil (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 5 x 3 3/4 in. (12.6 x 9.5 cm.)
mount: 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (34.9 x 27.2 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,000
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