Diane Arbus (1923-1971); Blaze Starr in her living room, Baltimore, MD;

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Diane Arbus (1923-1971) Blaze Starr in her living room, Baltimore, MD, 1964 Gelatin silver print, printed posthumously by Neil Selkirk; the 'A Diane Arbus photograph' stamp, signed by Doon Arbus and with title, date, and edition '16/75' in ink, the Estate of Diane Arbus reproduction limitation and copyright stamps, the latter with annotation '[19]64' in ink, on the reverse, framed. 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (36.8 x 36.8 cm.) sheet 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco; Acquired from the above by the present owners in 2003. Literature Diane Arbus, 'Blaze Starr in Nighttown', Esquire, July 1964, p. 60; Doon Arbus and Marvin Israel, eds., Diane Arbus: Magazine Work (New York: Aperture, 1984), p. 47; Anthony W. Lee and John Pultz. Diane Arbus: Family Albums (New Haven and London, 2003), fig. 1. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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Diane Arbus (1923-1971); Blaze Starr in her living room, Baltimore, MD;

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