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Rittase, William M.
(1894-1968)Locomotives

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Locomotives. 1930s. 2 vintage gelatin silver prints. 27 x 34 cm and 25 x 34,5 cm. Each mounted to board (slightly soiled), each signed by the photographer in pencil in lower right on mount; each with photographer's stamp and one also annotated in pencil on mount verso.

The American photographer William Rittase was known for his industrial photographs that appeared in a number of publications during the 1930’s, most notably Fortune Magazine. His images often depicted the growing American manufacturing sector, as well as the American worker. Rittase’s photographs were included in the exhibition "Murals by American Painters and Photographers" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1932. His work is also included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Houston MFA. – Some surface scuff marks, some retouched spots, one with light crease mark in upper area, otherwise in very good condition.