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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 721

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)

Spring on Madison Square, 1938, printed circa 1980, signed backing lower right recto "Barbara Morgan 1938", titled mount recto lower left "Spring on Madison Square", stamped, titled, signed, and dated "1938-c. 1980"mount verso,  inscribed "Happy Birthday Dear Fran and a happy future! Love - Barbara", gelatin silver print, 14-1/2 x 17-1/2 in.; mount, 22 x 25 in.; black wood frame, 25 x 28 in.

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

mounted, areas of artist retouch, scattered small surface anomalies visible in raking light; frame in good condition

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