Auction 79 · Lot 211
BONFILS, FELIX. Wailing Place of the Jews Jerusalem (Western Wall). “Mur ou vont Pleurer les Juifs.”
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $1,600
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(PHOTOGRAPHY)
Place
Alès, c. 1875
Description
Large albumen vintage print (8.5 x 11 inches) mounted on heavy card stock (total measures 13.5 x 17 inches) captioned in manuscript below.
summary
This impressive vintage albumen print, printed from the original glass negative, captures a small group of Jews in prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. This scarce exhibition-size mounted print is from an especially memorable photograph by French-born photographer Félix Bonfils.