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Thu, Jul 14, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 272

Philippe Halsman

Estimate: $300 - $500

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(Latvian, 1906-1979)

Two Photographs and a poster: Salvador Dali's Head, signed, stamped and inscribed verso "Study of Dali's Head, 1954, Philippe Halsman", also inscribed in pencil lower right verso "AS-71", gelatin silver print, sheet 14 x 11 in.; black finished wood frame, 21-1/2 x 17-1/2 in.; together with Nixon Jumping, artist stamp verso, gelatin silver print, sheet 13-3/4 x 11 in.; black finished wood frame, 21-1/2 x 17-1/2 in.; together with a signed offset litho of The Gates, Central Park, New York City 2005, signed "Christo et Jean Claude" lower right, 18 x 39-1/2 in.; black metal sectional frame, 18 x 39-1/2 in.

Note: Christo poster with Asheville Art Museum label verso

Provenance: Estate of Sally Kennedy, Asheville, North Carolina

Condition

Dali hinged in, slight surface crease lower right; Nixon mounted with archival corners, no margins; Poster not examined out of frame; frames with minimal abrasions

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