SHAHN, BEN. Lower East Side.
AUCTION 79 |
Thursday, November 15th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 214
(PHOTOGRAPHY)
SHAHN, BEN. Lower East Side.
New York, 1936 (printed later):
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,100
Although Shahn's photography work was primarily for documentary purposes, some of his images are know to have served as models for his paintings.
See Kao, Katzman & Webster, Ben Shahn's New York: The Photography of Modern Times (2000) pp. 249-50.