Lot 5766 - ibid117 Photography - online only - Wednesday, 09. December 2020, 12.00 AM
ELLIOTT ERWITT
(Paris 1928–lives and works in America)
"Santa Monica, California, 1955".
Gelatin silver print on baryta paper. Later print.
Image dimension 35.5 × 53.3 cm; sheet dimension 50.4 × 60.5 cm.
Additionally signed, inscribed and dated by hand on verso.
Literature:
- Elliott Erwitt. Fotografien 1946-1988. Lausanne, 1988 (ill. on dust jacket and No. 77).
- Elliott Erwitt. Icons. NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf, 2005 (ill. No. 34).
- Elliott Erwitt. Personal Best. Kempen, 2009 (p. 434).
Provenance:
- Acquired directly from the photographer.
- Swiss private collection.
Slightly bumped in the outer (white) margins, particularly in the corners, minimal tear (approx. 0.5 cm) at the top right in the white margin (outside the image). Otherwise in very good condition.
- Elliott Erwitt. Fotografien 1946-1988. Lausanne, 1988 (ill. on dust jacket and No. 77).
- Elliott Erwitt. Icons. NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf, 2005 (ill. No. 34).
- Elliott Erwitt. Personal Best. Kempen, 2009 (p. 434).
Provenance:
- Acquired directly from the photographer.
- Swiss private collection.
Slightly bumped in the outer (white) margins, particularly in the corners, minimal tear (approx. 0.5 cm) at the top right in the white margin (outside the image). Otherwise in very good condition.
CHF 4 500 / 6 500 | (€ 4 640 / 6 700)
Sold for CHF 5 625 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.