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Sanford Roth, Juan Miro. Vintage gelatin silver print

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Sanford Roth, Aldous Huxley. Vintage gelatin silver: Sanford Roth, Aldous Huxley. 13 1/2 x 7 1/4 inch vintage gelatin silver print, ca 1950. Huxley (1894-1963) was the author of numerous books including "Brave New World" (1932). In the early 1950's

0048: Sanford Roth, Aldous Huxley. Vintage gelatin silverEst. US$1,500-US$2,500Lot Passed

Sanford Roth, Blaise Cendrars. Vintage gelatin print: Sanford Roth, Blaise Cendrars. 13 1/2 x 5 1/2 vintage gelatin print ca. 1950, on a 20 x 16 inch exhibition mount. Cendrars (1887-1961) was an influential novelist and poet who is said to have

0049: Sanford Roth, Blaise Cendrars. Vintage gelatin printEst. US$4,000-US$5,000Lot Passed

Sanford Roth, Blaise Cendrars. Vintage gelatin silver: Sanford Roth, Blaise Cendrars. 13 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch vintage gelatin silver print, ca 1950, on a 20 3/4 x 16 inch exhibition mount. This is one of Roth's close life size facial portraits. Even the left

0050: Sanford Roth, Blaise Cendrars. Vintage gelatin silverEst. US$3,000-US$4,000Lot Passed

Sanford Roth. Blaise Cendrars. Vintage gelatin silver: Sanford Roth. Blaise Cendrars. 13 ½ x 8 ½ vintage gelatin silver print ca. 1950. The same image as the previous lot, but not on an exhibition mount. Here is a link to a PDF that makes it easy to

0051: Sanford Roth. Blaise Cendrars. Vintage gelatin silverEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Sanford Roth, Erich Maria Remarque. Vintage gelatin: Sanford Roth, Erich Maria Remarque. 10 x 13 1/2 inch vintage gelatin silver print, ca. 1950. Remarque (1898-1970) was a novelist whose most celebrated work was "All Quiet on the Western Front" 1929.

0052: Sanford Roth, Erich Maria Remarque. Vintage gelatinEst. US$1,500-US$2,500Lot Passed

Sanford Roth, Edith Sitwell.: Sanford Roth, Edith Sitwell. 13 1/2 x 8 3/8 inch image on 14 1/2 x 11 1/8 sheet, ca. 1950. Eccentric British poet, Dame Edith (1887-1964) was known for the attention to sound in her poetry. In

0053: Sanford Roth, Edith Sitwell.Est. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Sanford Roth. Frieda Lawrence. Vintage gelatin silver: Sanford Roth. Frieda Lawrence. 13 1/2 x 9 inch vintage gelatin silver print on a 20 x 16 inch exhibition mount. Frieda (1879-1956) was born into an aristocratic German family. She had an adventurous

0054: Sanford Roth. Frieda Lawrence. Vintage gelatin silverEst. US$3,000-US$4,000Lot Passed

Sanford Roth. Anna Mahler. Vintage gelatin silver print: Sanford Roth. Anna Mahler. 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch vintage gelatin silver print, ca.1950. Anna (1904-1988) was the daughter of the composer Gustav Mahler and his wife Alma. She grew up in the artistic

0055: Sanford Roth. Anna Mahler. Vintage gelatin silver printEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Sanford Roth, Françoise Sagan: Sanford Roth, Françoise Sagan, Klosters, Switzerland. Pair of 13 3/4 x 10 inch vintage gelatin silver prints, ca. 1954. She was born Françoise Quoirez, and took the pseudonym Sagan after a

0056: Sanford Roth, Françoise SaganEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Imogen Cunningham, Self Portrait and one by Judy Dater.: Imogen Cunningham, Self Portrait. Two 10 x 8 inch gelatin silver prints, 1974. One has cropping marks on the margin. There are various notations and stamps on the verso including her credit stamp and

0057: Imogen Cunningham, Self Portrait and one by Judy Dater.Est. US$1,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

William Mortensen, Publicity still: William Mortensen, Publicity still for Cecil B. De Mille's Biblical epic KING OF KINGS. 10 x 8 inch gelatin silver print, 1927. Mortensen went to Hollywood in 1922 with the 14-year old Fay Wray, the

0058: William Mortensen, Publicity stillEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed

William Mortensen, "Machiavelli": William Mortensen, "Machiavelli." 14 x 11 inch gelatin silver print, vintage ca, 1936 on a 19 1/2 x 16 inch exhibition mount, titled and signed beneath the print. Mortensen (1897-1965) opened a

0059: William Mortensen, "Machiavelli"Est. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

William Mortensen, "Gentleman of Leisure": William Mortensen, "Gentleman of Leisure." 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 inch textured gelatin silver print, vintage ca. 1940. The title is somewhat ironic. Illustrated in "Pictorial Lighting," second edition, p.

0060: William Mortensen, "Gentleman of Leisure"Est. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

William Mortensen, "Johan the Mad": William Mortensen, "Johan the Mad." 12 x 10 inch vintage textured gelatin silver print ca. 1936. Illustrated in Mortensen's book "Monsters and Madonnas" and on p.45 in "Projection Control." Like the

0061: William Mortensen, "Johan the Mad"Est. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

William Mortensen, "Joan": William Mortensen, "Joan." 15 x 12 inch vintage gelatin silver print ca. 1940 tipped onto a 21 1/2 x 16 inch mat. The sentimentality seems sincere though it intentionally borders on kitch. That is

0062: William Mortensen, "Joan"Est. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

William Mortensen, Jeanne Crain: William Mortensen, "Jeanne Crain." 14 x 11 1/2 inch gelatin silver print, tipped onto a 24 x 20 inch mount, vintage ca. 1950. Crain was a film actress who was nominated for an Academy Award in 1949

0063: William Mortensen, Jeanne CrainEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

William Mortensen, "Deshabille" Textured silver print: William Mortensen, "Deshabille." 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 textured silver print, ca. 1940. This is another example of Mortensen's soft eroticism. The emphasis on the subject's face and gesture make her, as in

0064: William Mortensen, "Deshabille" Textured silver printEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

William Mortensen, "Dutch Girl": William Mortensen, "Dutch Girl." 14 x 11 1/2 inch textured gelatin silver print, ca. 1940. There is an echo of "Whistler's Mother." The subject is shown with domestic tasks - sweeping, weaving. Her

0065: William Mortensen, "Dutch Girl"Est. US$1,500-US$2,500Lot Passed

The Mortensen Texture Matrix. Original portfolio: "The Mortensen Texture Matrix." Original 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 portfolio containing a matrix screen and a four page instruction pamphlet. This is the kind of screen Mortensen used in printing many of the

0066: The Mortensen Texture Matrix. Original portfolioEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

Philippe Halsman, Enrica "Ricki" Soma: Philippe Halsman, Enrica "Ricki" Soma. Three 11 x 14 or reverse inch gelatin silver prints, 1947. Halsman's stamp and "1949" are in pencil verso. She studied with Balanchine and became a principal

0067: Philippe Halsman, Enrica "Ricki" SomaEst. US$500-US$900Lot Passed

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Milton Greene (1922-1985) Jimmy Durante Piano Man: Milton Greene (1922-1985) Jimmy Durante Piano Man. 19 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches in the original 22 1/2 x 17 inch mat. Endorsed "To Jeff - Happiness" and signed in pencil on the bottom of the mat.

0068: Milton Greene (1922-1985) Jimmy Durante Piano ManEst. US$500-US$1,000

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"Magicians prefer/You can be sure of Shell": Trayton Studios, NY. "Magicians prefer/You can be sure of Shell.Â” 6 x 9 1/2 inch toned gelatin silver print, ferrotyped, ca. 1940. This is a photograph of a billboard, a notable example of modern

0069: "Magicians prefer/You can be sure of Shell"Est. US$600-US$1,200Lot Passed

Margaret Bourke-White, Bombed German Cities.: Margaret Bourke-White, Bombed German Cities. Two 10 x 8 gelatin silver prints, 1945, printed later. Bourke-White's credit stamp, Life Magazine and Time or Time Warner stamps and notations in pen on

0070: Margaret Bourke-White, Bombed German Cities.Est. US$1,200-US$2,000Lot Passed

John Phillips (1914-1996). Rachel Levy fleeing: John Phillips (1914-1996). Rachel Levy fleeing during the expulsion from East Jerusalem during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. This is is a large 10 1/2 x 16 inch gelatin silver print on an exhibition

0071: John Phillips (1914-1996). Rachel Levy fleeingEst. US$500-US$1,000Lot Passed

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