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Auction archive: Lot number 156

Lot of 31 gelatin silver photographs by W. Eugene Smith when working for Hitachi in Japan

Estimate
US$5,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$3,000
Auction archive: Lot number 156

Lot of 31 gelatin silver photographs by W. Eugene Smith when working for Hitachi in Japan

Estimate
US$5,000 - US$8,000
Price realised:
US$3,000
Beschreibung:

Title: Lot of 31 gelatin silver photographs by W. Eugene Smith when working for Hitachi in Japan Author: Smith, W. Eugene Place: Japan Publisher: Date: 1961-1962 Description: 30 of the photographs are approximately 9x6 to 15x10 or reverse, 3 are laid down on mounts, the others matted loose, all with Smith's estate rubberstamp on the reverse, and exhibit label of Lowinsky Gallery, New York, on the back of the mat; one is 5x3½, with Magnum Photo rubberstamps on verso. Striking selection of vintage photographs by W. Eugene Smith one of the masters of 20th century photography. Smith was invited by Hitachi to Japan for a year, to photograph their workers, factories, and Japan in general, in an attempt to capture the complexity and beauty of modern Japan. Most of the photographs in this collection were published in the photographic essay "Japan: A Chapter of Image," 1963. Lot Amendments Condition: Near fine to fine condition. Item number: 179165

Auction archive: Lot number 156
Auction:
Datum:
14 Jun 2007
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Lot of 31 gelatin silver photographs by W. Eugene Smith when working for Hitachi in Japan Author: Smith, W. Eugene Place: Japan Publisher: Date: 1961-1962 Description: 30 of the photographs are approximately 9x6 to 15x10 or reverse, 3 are laid down on mounts, the others matted loose, all with Smith's estate rubberstamp on the reverse, and exhibit label of Lowinsky Gallery, New York, on the back of the mat; one is 5x3½, with Magnum Photo rubberstamps on verso. Striking selection of vintage photographs by W. Eugene Smith one of the masters of 20th century photography. Smith was invited by Hitachi to Japan for a year, to photograph their workers, factories, and Japan in general, in an attempt to capture the complexity and beauty of modern Japan. Most of the photographs in this collection were published in the photographic essay "Japan: A Chapter of Image," 1963. Lot Amendments Condition: Near fine to fine condition. Item number: 179165

Auction archive: Lot number 156
Auction:
Datum:
14 Jun 2007
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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