Berenice Abbott Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Berenice Abbott Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2024
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991): Eugene Atget
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gelatin silver print, 1927, date of printing unknown, unsigned, with label from Paul Kasmin Gallery, NY. 4 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (sheet), 12 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (frame).
STAIR
Nov. 21, 2024
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991): Edna St. Vincent Millay
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gelatin silver print, c. 1926, date of printing unknown, unsigned, inscribed 'Edna St. Vincent Millay' on the reverse, with label from Paul Kasmin Gallery, NY. 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (sheet), 12 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (frame).
STAIR
Nov. 19, 2024
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) HOPE AVENUE, #139, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 30, 1937. Vintage silver gelatin print, sheet size 20.5 x 25.5cm, the photographer's Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' stamps, with hand-annotated titled, date, negative number, and project code, in pencil verso.
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 31, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (AMERICAN 1898-1991)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (AMERICAN 1898-1991) PARABOLIC MIRRORS REFLECTING A GIRL'S EYE, c.1958 signed in pencil on mount (lower right), lifetime gelatin silver print mounted on card, aside from the edition of 50 34.5 x 27cm (13 ¼in x 10 5/8in) The Estate of Dorothy Bohm.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 31, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) City Arabesque. June 9, 1938; printed 1980s.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) City Arabesque. June 9, 1938; printed 1980s. Silver print, the image measuring 22⅞x17⅛ inches (58.1x43.5 cm.), the mount 36x30 inches (91.4x76.2 cm.), with Abbott's block-lettered signature in pencil on mount recto, and her Abbott/Graphics stamp on mount verso. This photograph was taken from the top of what was then called 60 Wall Tower (now 70 Pine Street or the American International Building), looking northeast across Manhattan's financial district. When Abbott photographed 60 Wall, the building was six years old and the third tallest in the world; it remained the highest in downtown Manhattan until the construction of the World Trade Center.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 31, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) J.P. Morgan's House, 231 Madison Avenue, Manhattan. 1937.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) J.P. Morgan's House, 231 Madison Avenue, Manhattan. 1937. Silver print, the image measuring 9½x7⅝ inches (24.1x19.4 cm.), the mount 17¾x14¼ inches (45.1x39.2 cm.), with Abbott's block-lettered signature in pencil on mount recto, and her signature, title, date, and notation "Federal Art Project W.P.A, N.Y.C" in pencil, her Commerce St credit stamp, and a WPA exhibition label, on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 31, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Park Avenue and 39th Street. 1936.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Park Avenue and 39th Street. 1936. Silver print, the image measuring 7⅝x9⅝ inches (19.4x24.4 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Abbott's Commerce St. and her Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamps, and the title, negative number, and date in pencil in an unknown hand, on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 25, 2024
Berenice Abbott, James Joyce
Est: $800 - $1,200
Berenice Abbott James Joyce 1928 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 13.5 h x 10.5 w in (34 x 27 cm) sheet: 13.875 h x 11 w in (35 x 28 cm) Titled to interior of mat 'James Joyce'. Signed to artist's stamp to verso 'Berenice Abbott'. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist c. 1970 by the present owner This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 25, 2024
Berenice Abbott, Greyhound Bus Terminal (from the Retrospective Portfolio)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Berenice Abbott Greyhound Bus Terminal (from the Retrospective Portfolio) 1936 / printed 1982 gelatin silver print image: 18.5 h x 23.25 w in (47 x 59 cm) mount: 30.5 h x 36.5 w in (77 x 93 cm) Signed and numbered to mount '39/40 Berenice Abbott'. With portfolio stamp to verso of mount. This work is number 39 from the edition of 40 published by Parasol Press, Ltd., New York. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 23, 2024
Berenice Abbott "Rockefeller Center" Silver Print
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Rockefeller Center Foundation", Gelatin Silver Print, 1932, printed later circa 1965, signed in pencil lower right, with Swann Auction Gallery label to reverse. Image: 13" H x 10" W; mat: 24" H x 20" W. Provenance: Swann Auction Galleries, New York, 6 April 1998, Lot 140. From the 50 East 89th Street estate of a 20th century photography collector. Keywords: Photography, Photograph, Industrial, Construction, Black and white photography, Monochromatic, Architeture, Buildings, Women artists, Woman photographer
Auctions at Showplace
Oct. 23, 2024
Atget & Abbott "Three Prostitutes..." Silver Print
Est: $400 - $600
Eugene Atget (French, 1857-1927), "Three Prostitutes" (Rue Asselin), Gelatin Silver Print, 1924-1925, printed later by Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), circa 1950, stamped "Photograph by Eugene Atget / Copyright: Berenice Abbott/ Reproduction rights reserved" to reverse, ebonized wood frame. Image: 9" H x 6.75" W; frame: 13.25" H x 10.5" W. Glued to board. Provenance: From the Estate of Charles Harbutt and Joan Lifton. Keywords: Photography, Photograph, Black and white photography, Portrait, Portraiture, French scene, Street scene, Street photography, Realism, Vintage
Auctions at Showplace
Oct. 20, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (AMERICAN, 1898 -1991) PHOTOGRAPH
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Queensboro Bridge, Southwest from 41st pier, Long Island City, Queens New York, sgn., l.r. in pencil BERENICE ABBOTT, stamped verso PHOTOGRAPH/BERENICE ABBOTT/ABBOT, MAINE 04406, gelatin silver print; image size 10.5 by 13.5 in.; framed, matted under glass 20 by 16 in., Sotheby's; Christies' and Carspecken Scott Gallery, Delaware stickers verso NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.
CRN Auctions
Oct. 17, 2024
Chicken Market, 55 Hester Street, Manhattan
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer Berenice Abbott 1898 - 1991 Chicken Market, 55 Hester Street, Manhattan gelatin silver print, the photographer's Federal Art Project 'Changing New York,' ‘Rough’ and ‘Duplicate’ stamps and with annotations by a Federal Art Project assistant on the reverse image: 9¾ by 7¾ in. (24.8 by 19.7 cm.) frame: 19¾ by 17¼ in. (50.2 by 43.8 cm.) Executed in 1937.
Sotheby's
Oct. 17, 2024
New York Portfolio IV
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Berenice Abbott 1898 - 1991 New York Portfolio IV (New York: Parasol Press, Ltd., 1979, a total edition of 65) a portfolio of 12 large-format gelatin silver prints, each mounted, signed and editioned '45/60' in pencil on the mount, the portfolio stamp on the reverse; together with the printed colophon. Folio, black cloth clamshell cloth case images approximately: 15 by 19 in. (38.1 by 48.3 cm.) or the reverse portfolio box: 31¾ by 25 in. (80.6 by 63.5 cm.) Executed in 1935-38, printed in 1979.
Sotheby's
Oct. 15, 2024
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) - West 8th Street, New York, 1947
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Gelatin silver print, printed later, applied on original passepartout cm 22,3 x 18,3 (cm 43,3 x 35,8 passepartout) | 8.8 x 7.2 in. (17 x 14.1 in. passepartout) Signed in pencil on the passepartout recto with photographer's credit stamp on the passepartout verso Framed EXHIBITIONS D. Gavagnin (cured by), Fini&Confini, Dal Paesaggio al Territorio, Museo del Paesaggio, Torre di Mosto (VE), 2019 The Artist's resale right is not due for this lot
Finarte
Sep. 26, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Washington Square with Statue of Garibaldi. 1936.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Washington Square with Statue of Garibaldi. 1936. Silver print, the image measuring 24x19¾ cm, 9½x7¾ inches, the sheet slightly larger; with Abbott's Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamp with the title, location, date, and negative number in pencil, on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) New York street scene. Circa 1935; printed circa 1970.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) New York street scene. Circa 1935; printed circa 1970. Silver print, the image measuring 24x19 cm, 9½x7½ inches, the mount 43¼x35½ cm, 17x14 inches; with Abbott's block-lettered signature in pencil on mount recto, and her Maine credit stamp on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Manhattan Bridge (looking up). 1936.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Manhattan Bridge (looking up). 1936. Silver print, the image measuring 24¾x19¾ cm, 9¾x7¾ inches, the sheet slightly larger; with Abbott's Commerce St. and her Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamps, and the title, location, date, and negative number in pencil on verso. Berenice Abbott's multi-year documentary project photographing New York City's built environment and its material culture remains one of the most enduring and influential bodies of work from the 20th century. Though she began the project in 1929, it wasn't until 1935 that Abbott was accepted by the WPA Federal Art Project, working as a 'supervisor' for the government program meant to employ artists and other related workers. The project resulted in a 1939 traveling exhibition and book called Changing New York, the latter of which reproduced 97 photographs and included text by Elizabeth McCausland.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) View of Exchange Place from Broadway. 1934; printed 1980s.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) View of Exchange Place from Broadway. 1934; printed 1980s. Silver print, the image measuring 48¼x12 cm, 19x4¾ inches, the mount 76.2x35.6 cm, 30x14 inches; with Abbott's block-lettered signature in pencil on mount recto.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Penn Station, Interior. 1936; printed 1980s.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Penn Station, Interior. 1936; printed 1980s. Silver print, the image measuring 489x38½ cm, 19¼x15⅛ inches, the mount 66x50¾ cm, 26x20 inches; with Abbott's block-lettered signature in pencil on mount recto, and the Abbott/Commerce Graphics stamp on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) New York at Night. 1932; printed 1980s.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) New York at Night. 1932; printed 1980s. Silver print, the image measuring 59x46¾ cm, 23¼x18⅜ inches, the mount 91.4x76.2 cm, 36x30 inches; with Abbott's block-lettered signature in pencil on mount recto, and her Abbott, Maine stamp on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Charles Lane, between West and Washington Streets. 1938.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Charles Lane, between West and Washington Streets. 1938. Silver print, the image measuring 23¼x17½ cm, 9⅛x6⅞ inches; with Abbott's Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamp with the title, location, date, and negative number in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 18, 2024
Berenice Abbott, Noanet Street (between Harrison Avenue and Washington Street), 1934
Est: $500 - $700
Berenice Abbott (1898 - 1991) Noanet Street (between Harrison Avenue and Washington Street), 1934 gelatin silver graphite signed on mount lower right: BA ink stamp on mount verso: ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH / BERENICE ABBOTT / ABBOTT VILLAGE, MAINE
Santa Fe Art Auction
Sep. 18, 2024
Berenice Abbott, James Joyce, 1928 / ca. 1985
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Berenice Abbott (1898 - 1991) James Joyce, 1928 / ca. 1985 gelatin silver graphite signed on board lower right: Berenice Abbott studio stamp verso: BERENICE ABBOTT / ABBOTT, MAINE 04406 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED dry-mounted to 4-ply museum board
Santa Fe Art Auction
Sep. 05, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (New York / Maine, 1898-1991)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Columbus Circle, Manhattan, approx. 1938, later gelatin silver print, signed in pencil (lower right), bears her Abbot Maine (with zip code) stamp verso, good condition, image size 18.25x14.25in., overall framed 28.5x24in.
Leighton Galleries
Aug. 17, 2024
Berenice Abbott (Am. 1898-1991), The El, 2nd & 3rd Avenue Lines, Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan, 1936, Gelatin silver print, matted
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott (Am. 1898-1991) The El, 2nd & 3rd Avenue Lines, Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan, 1936 Gelatin silver print, matted Signed on mount in pencil l.r., editioned "4/40" on mount in pencil l.l., Berenice Abbott Retrospective stamp on backing verso 23 1/8" x 18 1/4" actual, 37 1/8" x 32" matted
Barridoff Auctions
Aug. 17, 2024
Berenice Abbott (Am. 1898-1991), Yuban Coffee Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn, 1936, Gelatin silver print, framed under glass
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott (Am. 1898-1991) Yuban Coffee Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn, 1936 Gelatin silver print, framed under glass Signed on mount in pencil l.r. 15 1/4" x 17 3/8" actual, 27 1/2" x 28 3/4" framed
Barridoff Auctions
Jul. 18, 2024
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) Fifth Avenue Row Houses, 1936
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) Fifth Avenue Row Houses, 1936 gelatin silver print signed in pencil on the mount 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 10, 2024
Berenice Abbott, Hoboken Ferry Terminal, Barclay Street, New York
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott Hoboken Ferry Terminal, Barclay Street, New York 1935 / printed later gelatin silver print image: 10.5 h x 13.625 w in (27 x 35 cm) mount: 16 h x 20 w in (41 x 51 cm) Signed to lower right 'Berenice Abbott.' Artist's stamp to verso of mount 'Berenice Abbott Abbot, Maine 04406'. Literature: Berenice Abbott, Commerce Graphics Ltd., unpaginated Berenice Abbott: American Photographer, O'Neal, pg. 148 Berenice Abbott, Photo Poche, pl. 38 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jun. 23, 2024
Berenice Abbott "Rockefeller Center" Gelatin Print
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Rockefeller Center Foundation", Gelatin Silver Print, 1932, printed later circa 1965, signed in pencil lower right on backing board, Swann Auction Galleries label to mat. Image: 13" H x 10" W; mat: 24" H x 20" W. Provenance: Swann Auction Galleries, New York, 6 April 1998, Lot 140. From the 50 East 89th Street estate of a 20th century photography collector. Keywords: Photography, Photograph, Industrial, Construction, Black and white
Auctions at Showplace
Jun. 23, 2024
Berenice Abbott "The El ..." Gelatin Silver Print
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "The El, 2nd and 3rd Avenue Lines, Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan", Gelatin Silver Print, originally photographed 1936, signed in pencil lower right and numbered edition "4/40" lower left, silver-tone metal frame. Image: 23" H x 18.25" W; frame: 37.25" H x 32.25" W. Provenance: From a Rye, New York Estate. Keywords: Photography, Modern Art, Cityscape, Chinatown, New York City, Elevated train line, Transit, NYC landscape
Auctions at Showplace
Jun. 23, 2024
Berenice Abbott "Rockefeller Center" Gelatin Print
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Excavation For Rockefeller Center", 1932, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, signed in pencil, titled, inscribed, and stamped with Berenice Abbott "Commerce Street" studio stamp to verso of photograph along with Robert Mann Gallery, New York label and additional pencil signature and title to verso of mat board. Image: 9.25" H x 7" W; mat: 20" H x 16" W. Provenance: From the 50 East 89th Street estate of a 20th century photography collector. Keywords: Photograph, Photography, Construction, Industrial, Urban planning, Black and white, 30 Rock
Auctions at Showplace
Jun. 20, 2024
Photograph, Berenice Abbott
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Jacob Heymann Butcher Shop, 345 Sixth Ave, 1938," printed 1979, gelatin silver print, pencil signed on mat lower right, edition 58/60, image/sheet: 10.75"h x 13.75"w, overall (with frame): 16.25"h x 20.25"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 20, 2024
Photograph, Berenice Abbott
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Newsstand, East 32nd Street and Third Avenue, Manhattan, 1935," printed 1979, gelatin silver print, pencil signed on mat lower right, edition 58/60, image/sheet: 10.75"h x 13.75"w, overall (with frame): 16.25"h x 20.25"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 20, 2024
Photograph, Berenice Abbott
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Hardware Store 1938," printed 1979, gelatin silver print, pencil signed on mat lower right, edition 58/60, image/sheet: 10.5"h x 13.5"w, overall (with frame): 16.25"h x 20.25"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 20, 2024
Photograph, Berenice Abbott
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Under the El at the Battery, Manhattan, 1936," printed 1979, gelatin silver print, pencil signed on mat lower right, edition 58/60, image/sheet: 10.75"h x 13.75"w, overall (with frame): 16.25"h x 20.25"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 19, 2024
Berenice Abbott 1898-1991 De Peyster Statue, Bowling Green, Manhattan
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
photographer's stamp on the verso titled in pen on the verso framed work
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Jun. 08, 2024
Berenice Abbott (American 1898-1991)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Berenice Abbott (American 1898-1991) "Exchange Place and Canyon Broadway" Gelatin silver prints from parasol Press folio IV Pencil signed lower right and editioned 54/60 lower left Image 18 3/4" x 15" Provenance: Berenice Abbott's New York Stroock & Stroock & Lavan Condition: Overall good condition This is a quick condition report, please call or email for any additional information
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Jun. 06, 2024
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) HOPE AVENUE, #139, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 30, 1937. Vintage silver gelatin print, sheet size 205 x 255mm, the photographer's Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' stamps, with hand-annotated titled, date, negative number, and project code, in pencil verso.
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 04, 2024
Berenice Abbott, Van De Graaff Generator, Cambridge/MA, 1958
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
Mounted to cardboard, signed and editioned in pencil below the image on the mount. Photographer's stamp and annotated in an unknown hand in pencil on the verso. Printer's print. The electrostatic generators developed by MIT physicist Robert Jemison Van de Graaf (1901-1967) play a role in the early history of nuclear research. The photographer describes the photographic process as follows: "Housed in a dome-topped building about four stories high was the Van de Graaf Generator at MIT, looking like a giant Leyden jar. I walked around it with one photo lamp, swinging it up and down and around literally modeling it with light as best I could. I guessed at the exposure and made only one negative." (Ron Kurtz, op.cit., p. 48)
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
May. 30, 2024
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Advertisements, East Houston Street and 2nd Ave.", negative creation date 1937, print date 1982, gelatin silver print mounted on board, pencil-signed and numbered "13/40" on mount, published by Parasol Press, New York, "Berenice Abbott Retrospective" stamp with publisher information and print date on reverse of mount, 18 1/4 in. x 23 1/8 in., unframed.
Neal Auction Company
May. 30, 2024
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Barclay Street Station, New York", negative creation date 1932, print date 1979, gelatin silver print mounted on board, pencil-signed and numbered "21/60" on mount, published by Parasol Press, New York, "Berenice Abbott's New York" stamp with publisher information and print date and "Christie's 03 Oct 96 Sale 8482 lot 123" label on reverse of mount, 15 1/4 in. x 19 1/2 in., unframed.
Neal Auction Company
May. 30, 2024
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991), "Tri-Boro Barber School, 264 Bowery, New York", negative creation date 1935, print date 1979, gelatin silver print mounted on board, pencil-signed and numbered "22/60" on mount, from portfolio New York III, published by Parasol Press, New York, "Berenice Abbott's New York" stamp with publisher information and print date on reverse of mount, 18 1/2 in. x 14 7/8 in., unframed. Note: Berenice Abbott was an iconoclastic photographer whose works and life transgressed the norms of the times. She studied sculpture in New York, Berlin and Paris, and she became a studio assistant to Man Ray who hired her because of her lack of experience with photography. In working with Man Ray, she discovered her love of the darkroom and began experimenting with a camera. She was a natural photographer with a keen eye. Upon her return to the United States in 1929, she was struck by New York and its rapidly transforming landscape. Old New York is fast disappearing, she noted. Thus began a five-year project called Changing New York, in which Abbott documented the dynamism of the ever-shifting cityscapes around her. In the 1930s, she began a relationship that would last about three decades with art historian and critic, Elizabeth McCausland. Together they lived in neighboring apartments in Greenwich Village and were described by friends as homebodies with house cats. After McCauslands death in 1965, Abbott moved permanently to Maine and lived there until her own passing in 1991. Ref.: Solomon, Deborah. Berenice Abbott: She Was a Camera. The New York Times. June 1, 2018. www.nytimes.com. Accessed May 6, 2024.
Neal Auction Company
May. 26, 2024
Berenice Abbott "Hot Dog Stand, West St" Print
Est: $400 - $600
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) was an American photographer known for her significant contributions to 20th-century photography. She played a pivotal role in documenting urban life and architecture, particularly in New York City, and her work has had a lasting impact on the fields of documentary and architectural photography.Here are some key points about Berenice Abbott and her photography:1. **Early Life and Education**: Berenice Abbott was born in Springfield, Ohio, and showed an early interest in the arts. She initially pursued a degree in journalism at Ohio State University but later moved to New York City to study sculpture and drawing.2. **Man Ray's Studio**: In the 1920s, Abbott worked as an assistant to the renowned photographer Man Ray in Paris. This experience exposed her to the world of photography and its creative possibilities.3. **Changing New York**: Abbott's most famo project is "Changing New York," a series of photographs she began in the late 1920s and continued into the 1930s. This extensive documentation of New York City's architecture and urban life captured the city's transformation during a period of rapid growth and modernization.4. **Architectural Photography**: Abbott's architectural photographs are noted for their precision and clarity. She ed large-format cameras and careful composition to convey the character and structure of buildings. Her work often emphasized the interplay of light and shadow in urban environments.5. **Science Photography**: Abbott also had an interest in scientific photography. She worked with scientists such as physicist Harold Edgerton and captured striking images of scientific experiments and phenomena.6. **Exhibitions and Publications**: Abbott's photographs have been exhibited in meums and galleries around the world. She published several books, including "Changing New York" and "Berenice Abbott: Photographs," which showcased her work.7. **Legacy**: Berenice Abbott's contribution to the documentation of urban life and architecture remains highly regarded. Her photographs of New York City are considered iconic and invaluable records of the city's history and transformation.8. **Later Life**: Abbott continued to work in photography and teach throughout her life. In her later years, she foced on scientific and educational projects, including her "Illtrated Guide to Biological Anthropology" (1971).Berenice Abbott's work is celebrated for its technical excellence, artistic vision, and its role in preserving the visual history of New York City during a period of immense change. Her photographs continue to be studied, exhibited, and appreciated for their enduring significance in the world of photography and urban history. Measures 22 x 28.
Morgan Auctions
May. 23, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT - YUBAN COFFEE
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 34 Berenice Abbott American (1898-1991) Yuban Coffee silver gelatin print signed lower right, editioned 23/60 image: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches frame dimensions: 19 3/4 x 22 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches, wood frame with glazing Provenance: From a Private New York Collection
Capsule Gallery Auction
May. 16, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Columbus Circle * Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 8th Avenue * Gunsmith and Police Department, 6 Centre Market Pl
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Columbus Circle * Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 8th Avenue * Gunsmith and Police Department, 6 Centre Market Place and 240 Centre Street, Manhattan. Together, 3 photographs from Berenice Abbott's New York, Portfolio III. Silver prints, the image measuring 19½x15½ inches (49.5x39.4 cm.), and slightly smaller, and the reverse, the mounts 30x24 inches (76.2x61 cm.), each with Abbott's block-lettered signature and the edition notation 54/60 in pencil on mount recto, and the portfolio stamp and title in pencil in an unknown hand on mount verso. 1936, 1938, 1937; printed 1979 Provenance: The Estate of Evelyne Z. Daitz, New York
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) St. Mark's Church, Statue in Courtyard, East 10th Street and 2nd Avenue.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) St. Mark's Church, Statue in Courtyard, East 10th Street and 2nd Avenue. Silver contact print, the image measuring 9⅝x7⅝ inches (24.5x19.4 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Abbot's signature and her Federal Art Project "Changing New York" stamp with the title, location, date, and negative number in pencil, on verso. 1937 Provenance: Phillips, New York, Sale 292, lot 322, 1980
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2024
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Central House, Eaton, Ohio.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) Central House, Eaton, Ohio. Silver print, the image measuring 4⅞x6¾ inches (12.4x17.1 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Abbott's signature in pencil, the title and date in pencil in an unknown hand, her credit in ink in an unknown hand, and a Gamma stamp, on verso. 1935
Swann Auction Galleries