WILLIAM GORDON SHIELDS - Figures by the Staircase, New York City - Vintage albumen print
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Artist: William Gordon Shields (Canadian/American, 1883 - 1947).
Title: "Figures by the Staircase, New York City".
Medium: Vintage albumen print.
Date: Composed c1905. Printed c1905.
Dimensions: Image size: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (171 x 121 mm).
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good condition; contained within a conservation mat. Provenance: Christie's, New York. Comment(s): “Shields helped found the Pictorial Photographers of America, along with Clarence White and Gertrude Kasebier. He is listed in Witkin and London’s ‘The Photograph Collector’s Guide,’ ‘Auer and Auer’ and the George Eastman House databases. He also appears in the book by C.A. Peterson, ‘After the Photo Secession: American Pictorialist Photography 1910-1955.’” (Courtesy Alex Novak, Vintage Works, Ltd.). Image copyright © The Estate of William Gordon Shields. [279-4-400]
Title: "Figures by the Staircase, New York City".
Medium: Vintage albumen print.
Date: Composed c1905. Printed c1905.
Dimensions: Image size: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (171 x 121 mm).
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good condition; contained within a conservation mat. Provenance: Christie's, New York. Comment(s): “Shields helped found the Pictorial Photographers of America, along with Clarence White and Gertrude Kasebier. He is listed in Witkin and London’s ‘The Photograph Collector’s Guide,’ ‘Auer and Auer’ and the George Eastman House databases. He also appears in the book by C.A. Peterson, ‘After the Photo Secession: American Pictorialist Photography 1910-1955.’” (Courtesy Alex Novak, Vintage Works, Ltd.). Image copyright © The Estate of William Gordon Shields. [279-4-400]
Condition
Very good condition; contained within a conservation mat
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WILLIAM GORDON SHIELDS - Figures by the Staircase, New York City - Vintage albumen print
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