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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 718

Barbara Morgan

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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)

Martha Graham, Letter to the World, 1940, printed 1980, signed mount lower right recto "Barbara Morgan 1940", titled mount lower left recto, inscribed verso "Martha Graham-Letter to the World-1940-c. 1942/Barbara Morgan individually printed 1980",  gelatin silver print, 10-1/4 x 13-1/2 in.; mount, 16 x 20 in.; black wood frame, 21 x 24 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

assorted tiny surface anomalies including tiny nicks, at least one very surface scratch, nicks and some wear at edges;  frame with abrasions

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