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20th Century, Modern & Contemporary Fine Art

Sat, Jun 8, 2019 11:00AM EDT
Lot 616

Berenice Abbott (1898-1991): Court of First Model Tenement House in New York, 72nd Street and 1st Avenue, Manhattan, March 16, 1936

Estimate: $2,000 - $5,000
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Gelatin silver print, 1936, titled, dated and with the artist's and the Federal Art Project ink stamps on the reverse, with label from the Contemporary Museum, Honolulu and Charles Cowles Gallery, NY.

10 x 8 in. (sheet), 16 x 14 in. (frame).

Exhibited: Miami Art Museum, Personal Visions: Focus on Photography, Dream Collection, part four, November 11-1998-May 2, 1999; and Miami Art Museum, Modern Photographs: The Machine, The Body and the City. Selections from the Charles Cowles Gallery, November 17, 2006-April 15, 2007.

Condition

Some minor surface soiling on the reverse. Otherwise in very good condition. Notwithstanding this report or any discussions concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.