PHOTOGRAPHS

Photographs | Lots 1179 - 1240

Opposite Lot 1191 Brassai Couple d’amoureux dans un petit café, quartier Italie (detail), 1932

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1180 1179* Louise Dahl-Wolfe (American, 1895-1989) Joan Fontaine, 1938 gelatin silver print 10 1/2 x 10 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $700-900

1180* Louise Dahl-Wolfe (American, 1895-1989) Paulette Goddard, 1940 gelatin silver print 9 3/4 x 9 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $700-900

1181* Brassai (French, 20th century) Madame Bijou, 1932 gelatin silver print signed Brassai (lower right); stamped and inscribed (verso) 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Houk Friedman, New York, New York $5,000-7,000

1182* George Hoyningen-Huene (American/Russian, 1900-1968) Josephine Baker, 1927 gelatin silver print stamped (verso) 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York, New York $3,000-5,000 1183* Arthur F. Kales (American, 1882-1936) Untitled gelatin silver print 14 x 10 1/2 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $500-700

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1184* Louise Dahl-Wolfe (American, 1895-1989) Veronica Lake, 1941 gelatin silver print stamped (verso) 11 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $700-900

1185* Louise Dahl-Wolfe (American, 1895-1989) Untitled ca. 1940 gelatin silver print 11 x 9 1/2 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $700-900 1186* Lusha Nelson (American, 1900-1938) Betty McLauchlin, 1937 gelatin silver print stamped, titled, and dated (verso) 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York $400-600

1187* Louise Dahl-Wolfe (American, 1895-1989) Lisa Fonssagrives, Posing, 1945 gelatin silver print signed Louise Dahl-Wolfe on the mount (lower right) 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, New York $1,000-2,000 1188* Louise Dahl-Wolfe (American, 1895-1989) William Edmondson, ca. 1950 gelatin silver print stamped (verso) 8 x 7 1/2 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York $700-900

1189* William Klein (American, b. 1928) Chanel Model, 1968 gelatin silver print 13 x 11 1/4 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York $600-800

1190* Victor Skrebneski (American, b. 1929) Pump Room, 1953 gelatin silver print signed Skrebneski and dated (lower center) 17 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches.

Property from the Collection of Mr. Victor Skrebneski, Chicago, Illinois. $10,000-15,000

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1191* Brassai (French, 1899-1984) Couple d’amoureux dans un petit café, quartier Italie, 1932 gelatin silver print stamped and signed Brassai (verso) 11 1/2 x 9 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Houk Friedman, New York, New York $8,000-12,000

1192 Bud Holland (American, 20th/21st century) Larry Rivers in his Studio gelatin silver print edition 1/80 18 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches. $100-200

1193* Nino Migliori (Italian, b. 1926) Gente del Nord, 1953 gelatin silver print 15 x 12 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York, New York $800-1,200 1194* Martin Munkacsi (Hungarian, 1896-1963) Diego Rivera, 1934 vintage gelatin silver print stamped (verso) 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York $8,000-12,000

1195 Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) Untitled (Mother and Children), 1976-1989 gelatin silver print edition 177/200, signed Cindy Sherman (center left) 8 x 6 1/2 inches. $800-1,200

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1196* Elliott Erwitt (American, b. 1928) Versailles, France, 1975 gelatin silver print 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Houk Friedman, New York, New York $1,000-2,000

1197* Elliott Erwitt (American, b. 1928) St. Tropez, 1978 gelatin silver print signed Elliott Erwitt (lower right) 7 x 5 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Houk Friedman, New York, New York $800-1,200

1202 1198* Vittorio Ronconi (Italian, 20th century) Gioco con l’Acgua, ca. 1960 gelatin silver print 15 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York $100-200

1199* Paul Himmel (American, b. 1914) Portrait of Woman (from “Family of Man), ca. 1950 gelatin silver print 9 3/4 x 8 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York, New York $800-1,200

1200 Jerry Uelsmann (American, b. 1934) Untitled, 1992 gelatin silver print signed Jerry N. Uelsmann, titled, and dated (verso) 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches. $800-1,200

1201 Vernon Miller (20th century) Untitled (Reclining Nude with Hand), 1989 platinum/palladium print initialled V.M. (lower right) and dated (lower left) 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches. $300-500

1202* Man Ray (American, 1890-1976) Model with Necklace gelatin silver print 6 1/2 x 9 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York $2,500-3,500

1203 Marcus Leatherdale (Candian, b. 1952) Neffratiti (Egyptian Prayer), 1987 gelatin silver print edition 3/10, signed Marcus Leatherdale, titled, and dated (verso) 12 1/2 x 9 inches. $500-700

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1204 Marcus Leatherdale (Canadian, b. 1952) Otello, 1984 gelatin silver print edition 9/10, signed Marcus Leatherdale, titled, and dated (verso) 16 x 18 inches. $500-700

1205* Billy Cone (20th century) The One gelatin silver print 13 x 19 1/4 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York $100-200

1206* Harry J. Phillips (American, 20th century) Rockefeller Plaza, ca. 1930 gelatin bromide print 11 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York $300-500 1207* Wendell MacRae (American, 1896-1980) Rockefeller Center (with flag), 1940 gelatin silver print signed Wendell MacRae and dated (verso) 14 x 11 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: NYNEX Corporation $600-800

1208* Paul Himmel (American, b. 1914) Rockefeller Center, ca. 1955 gelatin silver print 10 x 9 1/2 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $800-1,200 1209* Sheldon Hine (American, 20th century) New York At Night, ca. 1938 gelatin silver print 13 1/2 x 11 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $600-800

1210* Paul J. Woolf (American, 1899-1985) RCA Building Above Church of St. Nicholas, 1938 gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $1,500-2,500 1210A Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985) Balloon over Sheep Meadow, NYC, 1971 color print signed Ruth Orkin (lower right), titled, and dated (lower left) 9 5/8 x 12 3/4 inches. $1,000-2,000

1211 Bob Thall (American, b. 1948) Chicago, 1979 gelatin silver print 9 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches. $300-500

1212 Barbara Crane (American, b. 1928) Chicago Loop Series, 1978 gelatin silver print 8 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches. $500-700

1213* Kenneth Josephson (American, b. 1932) Chicago, (together with the First Student Independent Portfolio from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1968-69) gelatin silver print with collage signed Kenneth Josephson and dated (on the mount) 4 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches. $3,000-5,000

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1219 1214 Tom Denlinger (American, b. 1953) Untitled, 1995 chromogenic print 18 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches. $800-1,200

1215 Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) Chicago Facade # 7 gelatin silver print signed Aaron Siskind (verso) 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches.

Provenance: Society for Contemporary Photography $1,500-2,500

1216 Yasuhiro Ishimoto (Japanese/American, b. 1921) Chicago, 1962 gelatin silver print 7 x 9 3/4 inches. $500-700

1217 Harold Allen (American, b. 1912) Subway Platform, 1969 gelatin silver print 11 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches. $300-500

1218 Richard Nickel (American, 20th century) Carson Pirie Scott Building, ca. 1955 silver gelatin print 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches. $300-500

1219 Harry Callahan (American, 1912-1999) State Street, 1959 gelatin silver print 7 x 10 3/4 inches. $2,000-4,000

1220 Luis Medina (Cuban/American, 1942-1985) View from 1000 Lake Shore Drive, 1974 gelatin silver print 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. $500-700

1221 Nathan Lerner (American, 1913-1997) Round House, Chicago, 1935 gelatin silver print 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches. $800-1,200

1222 David Plowden (American, 20th century) Railroad Yards, South Chicago, 1966 gelatin silver print 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. $500-700

1223* Weegee (American, 1899-1968) Untitled (West 47th Street), ca. 1950 gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $800-1,200

1224* Samuel H. Gottscho (American, 1875-1971) The Power House gelatin silver print signed Samuel H. Gottscho and titled (lower right) 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: From the Collection of Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. $800-1,200

1225* Keystone Company (20th century) The Big House, ca. 1930 gelatin silver print 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York, New York $200-400

1226 Emmet Gowin (American, b. 1941) Reva Moris in Rennie Booher Hous, Danvine, Virginia, 1970 photograph signed Emmet Gowin, titled, and dated (verso) 8 x 10 inches. $1,000-2,000

1226A Patty Carroll (American, b. 1946) Roger Brown photograph signed Patty Carroll (lower right) 16 x 15 1/2 inches. $300-500

1227* Russell Lee (American, 1903-1986) Baytown Refinery Storage Tanks, Texas, 1949 gelatin silver print 7 x 9 1/2 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York, New York $2,000-3,000

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1229 1228* Elliott Erwitt (American, b. 1928) Coney Island, 1975 gelatin silver print signed Elliott Erwitt (lower right) 7 x 5 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Houk Friedman, New York, New York $800-1,200

1229* Victor Skrebneski (American, b. 1929) The Pleasure Principle, 2010 archival pigment print signed Skrebneski and dated (verso) 34 1/4 x 24 1/2 inches.

Property from the Collection of Mr. Victor Skrebneski, Chicago, Illinois. $4,000-6,000

1230* Carlo Caligaris (Italian, 20th century) Sprint, ca. 1955 gelatin silver print 10 x 14 3/4 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $100-200

1231* Herbert Matter (American/Swiss, 1907-1984) Untitled, ca. 1942 gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York

Provenance: Keith de Lellis Art Photography, New York, New York $1,500-2,500

1232* Victor Skrebneski (American, b. 1929) Wind, 2011 archival pigment print signed Skrebneski and dated (upper left) 35 x 26 inches.

Property from the Collection of Mr. Victor Skrebneski, Chicago, Illinois. $3,000-5,000

1233* Victor Skrebneski (American, b. 1929) Stairwell, 2010 gelatin silver print edition 2/4, signed Skrebneski (lower left) and dated (lower right) 11 1/2 x 9 inches.

Property from the Collection of Mr. Victor Skrebneski, Chicago, Illinois. $6,000-8,000

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1234 Christopher Williams (American, b. 1956) Main Staircase for the Arts Club of Chicago, 1948-1951, Steel, Travertine Marble, 1998 gelatin silver print edition 7/10 13 x 10 inches.

Provenance: Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California $3,000-5,000

1235* Jamie Berk (20th century) The Arabian Sea digital photograph 11 x 14 inches. Property from the Ralph Esmerian Collection, New York, New York $20-40

1236 Karl Blossfeldt (German, 1865-1932) A group of ten images depicting forms in nature photogravures Largest: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches. $700-900 1237 Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American/Cuban, 1957-1998) Untitled, 1994 chromogenic print edition of 25 4 x 6 inches. $1,500-2,500

1238 Arthur Siegel (American, 1913-1979) Dry Cleaners, ca. 1946 color photograph 9 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches. $1,000-2,000

1239 Tom Ferguson (20th century) Two White Orchids, 1991 gelatin silver print edition 13/25 22 x 16 inches. $300-500

1240 Tom Ferguson (20th century) Two French Tulips, 1994 platinum print edition 10/25 10 x 13 inches. $300-500

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