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Weegee
(Arthur Fellig, 1899-1968)Easter Sunday in Harlem

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Easter Sunday in Harlem. 1940. Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980s. 25,1 x 20,2 cm. Annotated in pencil and ink on the verso.

Weegee, born Arthur Fellig, was a prolific photojournalist known for his stark, unflinching images of crime scenes, urban life, and street culture in 1930s and 1940s New York City. Often arriving at scenes before the police, thanks to his self-installed police radio, he captured raw, flash-lit photographs that combined documentary immediacy with a gritty, noir aesthetic. His work not only defined an era of tabloid photography but also offered a visceral portrait of the city’s underbelly, blending sensationalism with a distinct visual style. – Backed tear in upper edge, traces of previous mounting on verso, slight surface residue in lower right corner, a few light handling marks, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Weegee (Arthur Fellig). Weegee’s New York: Reportagen eines legendären Photographen 1935-1960. Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 2000, ill. p. 275.