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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 719

Barbara Morgan

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(American, 1900-1992)

Saeta: Ice on Window, 1942, signed and dated mount lower right recto "Barbara Morgan - 1942", titled mount lower left recto "Saeta", stamped, titled, signed and dated "1942-c. 1980" mount verso, also inscribed mount verso "For Fran Glass- all best wishes for you and your family and future! love, Barbara Morgan, June 23, 1983", gelatin silver print, 9-1/2 x 13-1/2 in.; mount, 16 x 20 in.; black wood frame, 21 x 21 in.

Note: The title Saeta is Spanish for the word arrow, a reference to the ice forms on the window. 

Provenance: Gift from the artist to the original owner who worked with Morgan; by descent in the family; Private Collection, Concord, North Carolina [[americanart]]/[[photo]]

Condition

very tiny areas of artist retouch visible in raking light, small surface anomaly in black area upper center, mounted; frame with wear and scratches 

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