Brunk Auctions
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Photography

Thu, Jun 6, 2019 01:00PM EDT
Lot 21

Alfred Stieglitz

Estimate: $400 - $600

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(American, 1864-1946)Winter - 5th Avenue, 1892, vintage photogravure on tissue, from Camera Work, Oct., 1905, 12:7, modern metal frame, tear through print lower left edge; Lucia Chase in Dark Elegies, 1958, gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 (sheet), inscribed verso "Photo by Walter E. Owen, 1958/Lucia Chase in Dark Elegies"; modern lucite frame, 11 x 8-1/4 in. scratches to print surface left side background, small surface crease upper right; an unsigned image of 6 cats, silver gelatin print, 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 (sight); modern metal frame 14-1/4 x 17 in. some warping to sheetNote: Walter E. Owen was an important early dance photographer, with a studio in New York City near City Center. Lucia Chase, his subject, was a dancer and co-founder of American Ballet Theater., Provenance: Gallery 292, New York, NY (Stieglitz), Note: Walter E. Owen was an important early dance photographer, with a studio in New York City near City Center. Lucia Chase, his subject, was a dancer and co-founder of American Ballet Theater.