Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)

Elizabeth II, Queen
Princess Elizabeth training as an ATS officer, learning how to change a truck wheel
Los 4121

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Photographer: Paul Popper (1933-1969, Popperfoto agency). Princess Elizabeth training as an ATS officer, learning how to change a truck wheel. April 12, 1945. Vintage warm-toned, large-format gelatin silver print. 38 x 30,2 cm. Typed press text label with Imperial War Museum note on the verso.

Corners bumped, pinholes in corners, stronger crease in upper left corner, a few light handling dents, otherwise in very good condition.

Evans, Walker
Roadside Stand, Vicinity Birmingham, Alabama
Los 4123

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Roadside Stand, Vicinity Birmingham, Alabama. 1936. Gelatin silver print, printed later from the original negative. 32,5 x 39,5 cm. "Walker Evans, gelatin silver print from the original negatives" stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.

Minimal handling dent in lower right, otherwise in very good condition.

Evans, Walker and Russell Lee
Cattlemen at auction of prize beef stears and breeding stock, San Angelo, Texas; Bayou, Louisiana; Abandonded ante-bellum plantation house, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Los 4124

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Cattlemen at auction of prize beef steers and breeding stock, San Angelo, Texas, 1940; Bayou, Louisiana, 1939; "Abandoned ante-bellum plantation house, Vicksburg, Mississippi" , 1936. 3 ferrotyped gelatin silver prints/printed 1970s. Each circa 20,5 x 25,3 cm. Each annotated and with number notations in pencil as well as "Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress" and other archive stamps on the verso.

Walker Evans and Russell Lee’s work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) was crucial in shaping the visual narrative of rural America during the Great Depression. Through their photographs, they captured the hardships faced by individuals and communities, portraying the economic and social struggles of the time. Their combined efforts provided a comprehensive and impactful depiction of the era, offering an enduring record that not only informed public understanding but also influenced the development of documentary photography as a tool for social awareness and historical preservation. – A few handling marks/dents, small creases, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Galerie Taube, Berlin

Exhibition: "Die USA der dreißiger Jahre in Fotografien", Galerie Taube, Berlin Sept.4-Oct. 2,1976.

Lit.: Roy Stryker/Nancy Wood. In This Proud Land: America, 1935-1943 as seen in the FSA photographs. New York 1973, ill. pp. 34 and 75.

Evans, Walker and Russell Lee
Boarding House, Birmingham, Alabama; Lunch time at an all-day community sing, Pie Town, New Mexico; Birmingham Boarding House, Alabama
Los 4125

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Boarding House, Birmingham, Alabama, 1936; Lunch time at an all-day community sing, Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940. 2 ferrotyped gelatin silver prints/ printed 1970s. Each circa 20,5 x 25,5 cm. Each annotated and with number notations in pencil as well as "Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress" and other archive stamp on the verso.

A few handling marks/dents, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Galerie Taube, Berlin

Exhibition: "Die USA der dreißiger Jahre in Fotografien", Galerie Taube, Berlin Sept.4-Oct. 2,1976.

Lit.: Roy Stryker/Nancy Wood. In This Proud Land: America, 1935-1943 as seen in the FSA photographs. New York 1973, ill. p. 128.

Field, Lois
Untitled (photogram)
Los 4127

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Untitled (photogram). 1949. Vintage unique gelatin silver print. 12,4 x 11 cm. Mounted to board, signed and dated by the photographer in ink on mount verso, mounted in mat.

Born in 1923, Lois Field grew up in Patterson, NJ. After her studies at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts and at the Student’s League in New York City she was dissatisfied, when a friend, mentioned a man who taught at the Institute of Design in Chicago (formerly the New Bauhaus). It was the artist, Myron Kozman, whom Field married in 1948. She became a graduate of the class of 1952 from the Institute of Designand pursued an art career as an accomplished visual artist (in painting and photography. – A few nicks in edges, a few indentations, small scratch near lower edge, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Christie's. Light, Volume and Form: Photographs from the Shalom Shpilman Collection, May 24-June 2, 2016, lot 52.

Bergemann, Sibylle
Outdoor scenes in Arno Fischer's garden
Los 4134

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Outdoor scenes in Arno Fischer's garden. 1990s. 2 vintage Polaroid photos. Each circa 10,5 x 9 cm. Each with handwritten label on verso.

Sibylle Bergemann rose to prominence as a significant figure in the field of East German photography, demonstrating a remarkable ability to capture the lives of everyday citizens during the Berlin Wall era. Her unique talent resided in her skill to evoke deep emotions and craft compelling stories within her photographs, effortlessly blending artistic expression with the authenticity of documentary photography. Bergemann's Polaroid snapshots possess a distinctive charm, expertly capturing the spontaneity of transient moments. – Both prints with slight fading/discoloration, some light soiling in margins, otherwise in good condition.

Bergemann, Sibylle
Model
Los 4135

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Model. 1990s. Vintage polaroid photo. 11 x 8,5 cm. Handwritten label on verso.

Some light surface rubbing, more visible at an angle, otherwise in very good condition.