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Fine Photographs

Chiswick Auctions

This autumn, Chiswick Auctions presents an outstanding array of vintage, modern, and contemporary photography, going under the hammer on Tuesday, 19 November 2024. The sale is headlined by Robert Mapplethorpe's 1985 Self-Portrait, which will be presented alongside works by other masters of the medium, including Julia Margaret Cameron, Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Joseph Koudelka, Eve Arnold, Garry Winogrand, and many more.

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Bill Brandt (1904-1983): Bill Brandt (1904-1983) UNTITLED, early 1950s. Vintage silver gelatin print, image size 23.5 x 19.5cm, with Brandt's credit stamp verso, annotated in an unknown hand in pencil "Photography Yearbook

0073: Bill Brandt (1904-1983)Est. £800-£1,200

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Bert Hardy (1913-1995): Bert Hardy (1913-1995) WINE CELLAR, 1948. Vintage silver gelatin print, image size 19 x 24.5cm, sheet size 19.7 x 25.2cm, with Hardy's early stylised credit stamp, number stamp 000242, and cropping

0074: Bert Hardy (1913-1995)Est. £400-£600

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Brian Seed (b.1929): Brian Seed (b.1929) ARAN ISLANDS, c.1960. Vintage silver gelatin prints, image/sheet sizes 37 x 29cm and 26.5 x 33.5cm, print depicting the church interior with a LIFE Magazine stamp verso, print

0075: Brian Seed (b.1929)Est. £150-£250

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Edwin Smith (1912-1971): Edwin Smith (1912-1971) BARN AT CHERHILL, INTERIOR, c.1953. Silver gelatin exhibition print, printed later, flush-mounted to board, overall measuring 77.5 x 60.5cm, titled in felt-tip pen with the

0076: Edwin Smith (1912-1971)Est. £200-£300

Kurt Hutton (1893-1960): Kurt Hutton (1893-1960) UNTITLED [SCULPTURAL TOMB], c.1950. Vintage silver gelatin print, image/sheet size 30 x 23cm, with Hutton's Crag Path stamp, and cropping and printing annotations verso.

0077: Kurt Hutton (1893-1960)Est. £250-£350Lot Passed

Edwin Smith (1912-1971): Edwin Smith (1912-1971) CAMDEN TOWN BEDROOM, 1935. Silver gelatin exhibition print, printed later, flush-mounted to board, overall measuring 40.8 x 61cm, with the photographer’s stamp verso.

0078: Edwin Smith (1912-1971)Est. £200-£300Lot Passed

Grace Robertson (1930 - 2021): Grace Robertson (1930 - 2021) KISS, 1952. Vintage silver gelatin print, image size 16.8 x 12cm, sheet size 17 x 12.2cm, annotated 'PGR45' in pencil in an unknown hand, with the photographer's stamp

0079: Grace Robertson (1930 - 2021)Est. £300-£500Lot Passed

Kurt Hutton (1893-1960): Kurt Hutton (1893-1960) GOING HOME, 1954. Vintage silver gelatin print, image/sheet size 20 x 29.5cm, with Hutton's Picture Post credit stamp, number stamp, and further cropping and printing

0080: Kurt Hutton (1893-1960)Est. £400-£600Lot Passed

Bert Hardy (1913-1995): Bert Hardy (1913-1995) TWO CHILDREN WITH BIRDCAGE, c.1950. Vintage silver gelatin print, image/sheet size 28.5 x 36cm, with Hardy's early stylised stamp verso.

0081: Bert Hardy (1913-1995)Est. £400-£600Lot Passed

Bert Hardy (1913-1995): Bert Hardy (1913-1995) TWO MAKE A MEMORY, 1952. Vintage silver gelatin print on Ivory Bromesko paper, image size 37.3 x 29.5cm, sheet size 37.8 x 30cm, with Picture Post typed label affixed verso,

0082: Bert Hardy (1913-1995)Est. £600-£800Lot Passed

Kurt Hutton (1893-1960): Kurt Hutton (1893-1960) AUCTION TENSION, 1943. Vintage silver gelatin print, image size 24.3 x 19.2cm, sheet size 25 x 20cm, titled and credited in Hutton's hand in ink, with further cropping and

0083: Kurt Hutton (1893-1960)Est. £250-£350Lot Passed

Bert Hardy (1913-1995): Bert Hardy (1913-1995) THIS IS HOW THE CHORUS LIVES, 1952. Silver gelatin print, printed later, image size 24.5 x 35.5cm, sheet size 31 x 40.7cm, signed by the photographer in ink lower right margin

0084: Bert Hardy (1913-1995)Est. £500-£700Lot Passed

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Grace Robertson (1930-2021): Grace Robertson (1930-2021) MOTHER'S DAY OFF, 1954. A group of silver gelatin prints (4), one vintage and three printed later, from Robertson's iconic series Mother's Day Off. Vintage print measuring

0085: Grace Robertson (1930-2021)Est. £600-£800

Shirley Baker (1932-2014): Shirley Baker (1932-2014) MANCHESTER, 1966. Glossy silver gelatin print, printed later, image size 20 x 28.5cm, with Baker's Yew Tree Cottage stamp verso. Framed, frame size 37 x 45.5cm. Together

0086: Shirley Baker (1932-2014)Est. £600-£800Lot Passed

Grace Robertson (1930 - 2021): Grace Robertson (1930 - 2021) CONFIDENCES [A PRIVATE MOMENT], BATTERSEA, LONDON, 1954. Silver gelatin print, printed later, image size 34 x 25.2cm, sheet size 40 x 30.5cm, signed, titled, and dated

0087: Grace Robertson (1930 - 2021)Est. £400-£600Lot Passed

Bruce Davidson (b.1933): Bruce Davidson (b.1933) SOUTH WALES, 1965. Vintage silver gelatin print, pasted down to card, image size 24.8 x 28.2cm, card size 35.5 x 28.2cm, signed and titled by the photographer in pencil lower

0088: Bruce Davidson (b.1933)Est. £1,500-£2,500Lot Passed

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Ernst Haas (1921-1986): Ernst Haas (1921-1986) LONDON, c.1950. Silver gelatin print, printed 1992, image/sheet size 24.3 x 35.5cm, with Ernst Haas Estate stamp and Magnum stamp verso, and a further Ernst Haas Studio

0089: Ernst Haas (1921-1986)Est. £800-£1,200

Shirley Baker (1932-2014): Shirley Baker (1932-2014) CHILD AT A WINDOW IN SALFORD, 1962. Glossy silver gelatin print, printed later, image size 24 x 19.5cm, sheet size 25.5 x 20.7cm, with Baker's Yew Tree Cottage stamp verso.

0090: Shirley Baker (1932-2014)Est. £600-£800Lot Passed

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Bruce Davidson (b.1933): Bruce Davidson (b.1933) TEA IN BRIGHTON, 1960. Vintage silver gelatin print, image size 18.5 x 27.8cm, sheet size 28 x 36cm, numbered and annotated in an unknown hand in pencil verso, with Davidson's

0091: Bruce Davidson (b.1933)Est. £1,000-£1,500

Ara Güler (1928-2018): Ara Güler (1928-2018) BILL BRANDT AT HOME, 1960s. A pair of vintage silver gelatin prints, image/sheet sizes 30 x20cm and 19.5 x29cm, each with the photographer's stamp verso.

0092: Ara Güler (1928-2018)Est. £800-£1,200Lot Passed

Martin Parr (b.1952): Martin Parr (b.1952) KILLARGUE HOLY WELL, COUNTY LEITRIM, IRELAND, 1981. Silver gelatin print, printed later, image size 20.5 x 30.5cm, sheet size 30.5 x 40.5cm, signed, titled, and dated by the

0093: Martin Parr (b.1952)Est. £1,200-£1,600Lot Passed

Shirley Baker (1932-2014): Shirley Baker (1932-2014) TODDLER IN A DEMOLITION SITE, MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY, 1968. Glossy silver gelatin print, printed later, image size 20.5 x 29cm, sheet size 21.8 x 30.5cm, with Baker's Yew

0094: Shirley Baker (1932-2014)Est. £600-£800Lot Passed

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Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972): Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972) CRUFTS DOG SHOW, 1968. Silver gelatin print from the original negative, printed later by John Benton-Harris, flush-mounted to board, image size 13.5 x 20.3cm, board size

0095: Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972)Est. £250-£350

Kurt Hutton (1893-1960): Kurt Hutton (1893-1960) BRITISH ACTRESS HEATHER SEARS, 1955. A pair of vintage silver gelatin prints, one measuring 21.7 x 29.3cm, the other 24.5 x 24.5cm, one with Hutton's Picture Post credit stamp

0096: Kurt Hutton (1893-1960)Est. £300-£500Lot Passed

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