April 17, 2014 1:30 PM EDT
- New York, NY, US
- Auction Details
THE VERNACULAR EYE: PHOTOGRAPHS
297 lots
- Fine Art(279)
Inner Filter Options - Collectibles(16)
Inner Filter Options - Asian Art & Antiques(1)
Inner Filter Options - Furniture(1)
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- Ruth Bernhard(8)
- Aaron Siskind(7)
- Edward Sheriff Curtis(7)
- Weegee(5)
- André Kertész(4)
1: (CHINA) Group of 5 photographs of Chinese subjects, including a young courtesan whose tiny bound feet are visible,
2: (CHINA) Group of 38 attractive studio portraits of beautifully-attired Chinese men, women and children,
3: HOCQUARD, CHARLES EDOUARD (1855-1911) Group of 17 mounted photographs entitled "Le Tonkin" [Vietnam], with 9 prints mounted singly and
4: (NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA) Pair of travel albums with approximately 270 photographs of many remote destinations and native people
5: (INDIA) Accordion-fold album entitled "Souvenir of India" containing 12 studies of native peoples, many of them occupationals,
6: (CANADA) Album with 92 delightful amateur photographs of a trip to Nova Scotia
7: (ALASKA) A fascinating album with over 160 photographs of Alaskan cities and landscapes,
8: (JAMAICA) Album containing 39 platinum prints by an accomplished photographer of the verdant island of Jamaica;
9: (PANAMA CANAL) Contemporary binder with 50 vintage photographs that span a ten-year period of picturesque Panama,
10: (PHILIPPINES) Binder containing 13 photographs depicting a variety of ethnographic portraits.
11: (CARIBBEAN) BOWN & DAWSON, photographers Caribbean travel album entitled "Cruise of the S. S. Kronprinzessin Cecilie,
12: (HAWAII; COSTA RICA; GRAND CANYON; CUBA; NEW YORK) Accomplished photographer's Grand Tour album with 94 exquisitely hand-colored photo
13: (AFRICAN AMERICANS) Group of 11 rare and remarkable photographs
16: (AMERICAN TINTYPES) Group of 21 select male and female occupationals, including a sculptor, telegraph operator, sniper,
17: BRETZ, GEORGE M. (1842-1895) Laborers in the dingy coal mines of Pottsville, Pennsylvania,
18: (AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL) Fire Chief.
19: WHITNEY & SON (active 1868-1917) Grocery store.
20: (NEW YORK) Amateur photographer's album with 22 prints, including scenes of Manhattan and Central Park.