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Weegee
(Arthur Fellig, 1899-1968)Brooklyn School Children see Gambler Murdered in Street

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Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Brooklyn School Children See Gambler Murdered in Street. 1941. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print, hinge-mounted to overmat. 20,5 x 25,2 cm. Photographer’s stamp, 2 Museum of Modern Art labels/stamps pertaining to the Prints from the Photography Collection exhibition, August 6-24, 1952, and annotated in pencil on the verso. Framed under glass in wooden frame.

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.

Literatur: Weegee (Arthur Fellig). Weegee’s New York: Reportagen eines legendären Photographen 1935-1960. Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 2000, ill. p. 177 (there titled Their First Murder and dated ca. 1936).