Auction 79 · Lot 214
SHAHN, BEN. Lower East Side.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $1,100
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(PHOTOGRAPHY)
Place
New York, 1936 (printed later)
Description
Two gelatin silver prints.
summary
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.
6 x 9 inches. Framed.
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