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Auction archive: Lot number 77

Mathew Brady at Gettysburg, Civil War Albumen Photograph

Estimate
n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,080
Auction archive: Lot number 77

Mathew Brady at Gettysburg, Civil War Albumen Photograph

Estimate
n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,080
Beschreibung:

Albumen photograph, 7.75 x 5.5 in., showing famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady at McPherson's Woods in Gettysburg, PA, ca 1863. The photograph was taken several days after the end of the battle on July 3, 1863, and shows Brady gazing at the battlefield where Union General John Reynolds was picked off by a rebel sharpshooter and killed. Glue residue on photo's reverse indicates that it was previously mounted in an album. Condition: Glue residue and remnants of tape on photo's reverse indicates that it was previously mounted in an album. Image has undergone some toning/yellowing noticeable in sky area, but retains nice tonality. Small chip along bottom edge, closer to bottom right corner.

Auction archive: Lot number 77
Auction:
Datum:
17 Aug 2017
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

Albumen photograph, 7.75 x 5.5 in., showing famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady at McPherson's Woods in Gettysburg, PA, ca 1863. The photograph was taken several days after the end of the battle on July 3, 1863, and shows Brady gazing at the battlefield where Union General John Reynolds was picked off by a rebel sharpshooter and killed. Glue residue on photo's reverse indicates that it was previously mounted in an album. Condition: Glue residue and remnants of tape on photo's reverse indicates that it was previously mounted in an album. Image has undergone some toning/yellowing noticeable in sky area, but retains nice tonality. Small chip along bottom edge, closer to bottom right corner.

Auction archive: Lot number 77
Auction:
Datum:
17 Aug 2017
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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