William Gordon Shields (Canadian/American, 1883 - 1947). "By the Staircase, New York City". Vintage gelatin silver print. c1912. Printed c1912. Provenance: Christie's, New York. “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 size: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (171 x 121 mm). [279] |400| {R100} rzz~tzzz