Title: Golden Gate From Twin Peaks, 1958 - Original Tone-Line Photograph Author: Halberstadt, Milton Place: San Francisco Publisher: M. Halberstadt Date: 1958 Description: Original tone-line view, 13x34 cm (5¼x13½"), stiff card mount, overall20.5x35.5 cm (8x14"). Signed and dated in pencil on mount. Photographer's printed label affixed to rear of mount. Label inscribed by the photographer: "For Maggie & Doug, Hal." Milton ("Hal") Halberstadt (1919-2000) studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the New Bauhaus founded in 1937 by designer-painter László Moholy-Nagy He served as an assistant to both László Moholy-Nagy and György Kepes Halberstadt's San Francisco studio was known for fine large format studio photography. He was a leader in San Francisco's golden age of advertising design. Clients included Del Monte, Dole, S&W, Paul Masson, Pan-Am Airlines, and Royal Viking Lines. Halberstadt's experiments with the tone-line development processes result in wonderfully abstract prints with an almost etched quality to the images. His images have been exhibited internationally and are held in the permanent collections at Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, The George Eastman House, Oakland Museum of Art, and elsewhere. Lot Amendments Condition: Minor wear; fine. Item number: 251513
Title: Golden Gate From Twin Peaks, 1958 - Original Tone-Line Photograph Author: Halberstadt, Milton Place: San Francisco Publisher: M. Halberstadt Date: 1958 Description: Original tone-line view, 13x34 cm (5¼x13½"), stiff card mount, overall20.5x35.5 cm (8x14"). Signed and dated in pencil on mount. Photographer's printed label affixed to rear of mount. Label inscribed by the photographer: "For Maggie & Doug, Hal." Milton ("Hal") Halberstadt (1919-2000) studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the New Bauhaus founded in 1937 by designer-painter László Moholy-Nagy He served as an assistant to both László Moholy-Nagy and György Kepes Halberstadt's San Francisco studio was known for fine large format studio photography. He was a leader in San Francisco's golden age of advertising design. Clients included Del Monte, Dole, S&W, Paul Masson, Pan-Am Airlines, and Royal Viking Lines. Halberstadt's experiments with the tone-line development processes result in wonderfully abstract prints with an almost etched quality to the images. His images have been exhibited internationally and are held in the permanent collections at Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, The George Eastman House, Oakland Museum of Art, and elsewhere. Lot Amendments Condition: Minor wear; fine. Item number: 251513
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