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3:00 PM PT - Apr 27th, 2005
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FREDERICK SOMMER (American, 1905-1999) MAX ERNST, 1946 gelatin silver print, printed 1991-1992 by the artist and Naomi Lyons 7½ x 9⅜ in. (19.1 x 23.8 cm); signed, titled, dated in pencil, credit and date in block letters in the artist's hand in pencil on the reverse of the mount PROPERTY FROM THE STRAUSS COLLECTION PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist EXHIBITED DOUBLE VISION: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE STRAUSS COLLECTION, University Art Museum, LONG BEACH, and Museum of Photographic Arts, SAN DIEGO, 2001-2002 LITERATURE Weiss, VENUS, JUPITER AND MARS, 1980, and pl. 16; Glenn, DOUBLE VISION, 2000 n.p. Sommer first signed this piece in block letters when it was sent to the consignors on approval. Later, when the photograph was acquired, Sommer signed and dated the reverse of the mount. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images: 
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