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Sotheby Parke Bernet, Incorporated : Photographic Images and Related Material; Property of Various Owners; Sale Number 4295A; Exhibition from Saturday, October 27 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 31, 1979; Galleries Open Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday Through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Public Auction Thursday, November 1, 1979 at 2 p.m.; Friday, November 2, 1979 at 10:15 a.m. and 2 p.m

Sotheby Parke Bernet, Incorporated, New York, 1979

Original publisher's black and white wrappers with a reprinted photograph on the front cover. 8 3/4" x 9." 515 pages, complete. Numerous reprinted black and white photographs, complete. The photographs show many of the items on exhibit and for sale by auction. Estimates for each item in the back. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Slight wear to the covers, namely, small wrinkles and a small bit of rubbing. A Fine copy. This is a catalog accompanying an exhibition and auction of fine art photographs by prominent artists and photographers. The catalog doubles as an art book with its many photographs and accompanying captions with the title, artist, and specifications. The subjects of the photographs vary greatly. Among the photographs included in this catalog are famous portraits of Jack London, Pablo Picasso, "George Sand," and Alexander Dumas and photographs of scenery, people and culture, and abstract compositions. An alphabetical index of the artists represented in the exhibition and auction is located in the back. The photographers include Ansel Adams, Margaret Bourke-White, Paul Caponigro, Imogen Cunningham, David Hockney, Gertrude Kasebier, Man Ray, Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, Atelier Nadar, Alfred Stieglitz,Paul Strand, and Minor White. The catalog is divided into sections matching those in the auction: "The Early Twentieth Century," "The Twenties and Thirties," "European Photography: The Nineteenth Century," "Topographical Photography: The Nineteenth Century," "American Photography: The Nineteenth Century," The Photosecession," and "The Thirties to the Present.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: Soft cover

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