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Nickolas MURAY photograph of Frida Kahlo

Nickolas MURAY photograph of Frida Kahlo with Magenta Rebozo, New York, 1939. Archival Print in four-color printing enhanced with a glossy varnish 18,3 cm x 24,3 cm. Stamped on Reverse.

Nickolas Muray, Chana Kubert

Nickolas Muray Chana Kubert c. 1920 bromide print 4.625 h x 7.375 w in (12 x 19 cm) Chana Kubert was a well known dancer in the 1920s photographed by Edward Weston and many others. Artist's stamp to verso 'Photograph Nickolas Muray 129 Macdougal St., New York City'. Provenance: The Stephen White Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892–1965) Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 1929 dated

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892–1965) Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 1929 dated and annotated in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label (mat backing board) image: 6 7⁄8 x 8 ¾ in. (20 x 25.2 cm.) sheet: 7 ¾ x 9 7⁄8 in. (19.6 x 23 cm.)

1939 Nickolas Muray Photo - Frida and Diego with Hat

Bid with Confidence - Trust the Artemis Advantage: - 25+ years’ experience selling ancient and ethnographic art - Ancient items have been legally acquired, and are legal to sell - Accurate descriptions, accurate images, no hidden reserves - Artemis has its own Testing Lab on-site to ensure authenticity. Nickolas Muray (American born in Hungary, 1892-1965). "Frida and Diego with Hat" gelatin silver print, #17 of 70, ca. 1939. Signed and annotated by Mimi Muray, the photographer's daughter, in pencil on the verso. A limited edition fine art photograph by Nickolas Muray depicting Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with Frida standing beside a seated Rivera who holds his hat. This was Frida and Diego's remarriage portrait and was part of a series of six images made from negatives that were discovered by Mimi Muray and her brother Chris after having sat in a trunk for at least 25 years. A remarkable photograph of Frida and Diego by Nickolas Muray, the great photographer who also happened to have an intimate and some have said symbiotic relationship with Frida, each sparking the other's creativity. Size (image): 12.875" L x 11" W (32.7 cm x 27.9 cm) Size (sheet): 17.3" L x 14.125" W (43.9 cm x 35.9 cm) Size (frame): 24.7" L x 25.125" W (62.7 cm x 63.8 cm) About Nickolas Muray: Nickolas Muray was born in Szeged, Hungary, and immigrated to New York City in 1913. He became a respected portrait photographer and his images of artists and celebrities appeared in Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar. His social circle included Mexican Renaissance artists such as Miguel Covarrubias, Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera, and Frida Kahlo, who was also his lover. In addition to being a gifted photographer, Muray was also a fencer who participated in the Olympics twice. The following is Salomon Grimberg's insightful commentary on Nickolas Muray and his relationship with Frida Kahlo, "During Nickolas Muray's forty-five year career as a New York photographer, he developed a growing reputation that began during the decade of the Twenties when he photographed everybody who was anybody. At the time of his death, most Americans had seen, at one time or another, Muray's portraits of celebrities, Presidents, or advertisements. Whether they knew the identity of the photographer who had created these images, these had infiltrated America's psyche as icons with which it readily identified. Between 1920 and 1940, Nickolas Muray made over 10,000 portraits. Who would have thought that the one of Frida Kahlo, c. 1939 would bring him greater acknowledgment than any? But it did. The portrait, made in the winter of 1938-39, while Kahlo sojourned in New York, attending her exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery, became the best known and loved portrait made by Nickolas Muray. Muray and Kahlo were at the height of a ten-year love affair in 1939 when the portrait was made. Their affair had started in 1931, after Muray was divorced from his second wife and shortly after Kahlo's marriage to Mexican muralist painter Diego Rivera. It outlived Muray's third marriage and Kahlo's divorce and remarriage to Rivera by one year, ending in 1941. Muray wanted to marry, but when it became apparent that Kahlo wanted Muray for a lover, not a husband, Muray took his leave for good and married his fourth and last wife. He and Kahlo remained good friends until her death, in 1954. After Kahlo received the portrait in Mexico, she wrote to Muray on June 3, 1939: 'Nick darling, I got my wonderful picture you send me, I find it even more beautiful than in New York. Diego says that it is as marvelous as a Piero de la Francesca. To me it is more than that, it is a treasure, and besides, it will always remind me that morning...[when] we went to your shop to take photos. This one was one of them. And now I have it near me. You will always be inside the magenta rebozo (on the left side).'" (source: Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery website) Also included in this lot is a document featuring an image of Nickolas Muray's logo a woodcut created by Miguel Covarrubias ca. 1930, with the final page of a letter written by Frida Kahlo to Nickolas Muray from Paris on February 27, 1939, a brief description of "Frida Kahlo as seen by Nickolas Muray" and a list of the six photographs comprising a portfolio made from negatives found in a trunk by Muray's children after his death. Please Note: Another Nickolas Muray gelatin silver print of "Frida and Diego with Hat" from the same edition of 70 is currently listed on 1stDibs for $3600. Provenance: private Thornton, Colorado, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. IMPORTANT EXCEPTION We are currently unable to ship to Australia, Germany or Switzerland due to customs regulations. #181796

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892–1965): FRIDA & DIEGO WITH HAT

platinum print, matted and framed under acrylic; numbered 15 to verso (out of an edition of 100), printed by Bruce Proctor; Provenance: Property from an Important California Estate; 13 x 11 inches image; 21 x 20 1/2 inches frame

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892–1965): FRIDA PAINTING

Frida Painting Me and My Parrots (Muray and Frida Kahlo) platinum print, matted and framed under acrylic; numbered 33 verso (out of an edition of 100), printed by Bruce Proctor; Provenance: Property from an Important California Estate; 12 1/2 x 12 inches image; 21 x 20 1/2 inches frame

Nickolas Muray (Hungarian, 1892-1965) Frida Painting "The Two Fridas", 1939

Nickolas Muray (Hungarian, 1892-1965) Frida Painting "The Two Fridas", 1939 gelatin silver print 11 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches. signed by daughter of Nickolas Muray and numbered 10/100 in pencil (verso)

NICKOLAS MURAY 'JEAN HARLOW' PHOTOLITHOGRAPH

Nickolas Muray photo-lithograph depicting Jean Harlow in 'Dinner at Eight' 1932. Measures 17 1/2" x 14".

Nickolas Muray, Frida Painting "Me and My Parrots"

Nickolas Muray Frida Painting "Me and My Parrots" c. 1939 platinum print sheet: 20 h × 16 w in (51 × 41 cm) image: 11 h × 10.5 w in (28 × 27 cm) Signed, titled, dated, numbered and inscribed by Mimi Muray, daughter of the artist, to verso 'Frida Painting "Me and My Parrots" (with Muray) c. 1939 by Nickolas Muray #4 AP Mimi Muray'. This work is artist's proof 4 of 5 apart from the edition of 30. Provenance: Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas | Private Collection condition: Work is in excellent condition. Photograph has been placed in archival housing. Framed behind acrylic measuring 22 x 21 inches.

Nickolas Muray, Day of the Dead, Mexico, c. 1940

Nickolas Muray, Day of the Dead, Mexico, c. 1940, Vintage gelatin silver print, 10" x 8". Matted.

Nickolas Murray, signed photograph, 1924

Nickolas Murray (Hungarian, 1892-1965), Mother and Daughter, silver gelatin print, pencil signed and dated 1924 on the mount, blind embossed New York studio stamp lower right, 9.5"h x 7.25"w (print), 15.5"h x 12.25"w (frame)

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892-1965) Nude study of Martha Laber, 1925

Vintage silver print, mounted on the original cardboard 24 x 18,4 cm Photographer's blindstamp in the image lower left, signed and dated by the photographer in pencil on the original passepartout

Anna Robenne Photographed by Nickolas Muray

Anna Robenne photographed by Nickolas Muray (Hungary, New York 1892-1965) from the files of publicist Scotty Bjurstrom. In the Mad-Man era of the 1940s and 1950s in Chicago Scotty Bjurstrom became more than a publicity photographer for the Chicago Herald American. He soon developed the Scotty Bjurstrom Agency. In this business he acted as president and chief publicist for one of the foremost companies of its kind in the City. His photographic files covered every aspect of entertainment coming and going in Chicago. Titled Pierrot, stamped and titled by photographer verso. Measures 9.5 in. x 7.5 in. Provenance: Mark Rucker Collection. All items from this auction are shipped in house.

Nickolas Muray (New York, 1892-1965) Photographs

Three Nickolas Muray (Hungary, New York 1892-1965) signed photographs of female performers. All three have the photographers blindstamp lower and rubber stamps verso. They measure 10 in. x 8 in. Provenance: Mark Rucker Collection. All items from this auction are shipped in house.

NICOLAS MURAY, Margaret Severn in 'Greenwich Village Follies 1920." 10 x 8 - inch toned gelatin silver print.

NICOLAS MURAY, Margaret Severn in 'Greenwich Village Follies 1920." 10 x 8 - inch toned gelatin silver print. Severn danced with masks designed by W. Ladyslaw Benda." There is a You-tube film of one of her performances.

Nickolas Muray, Dizarzade Wearing Erte, 1922

Nickolas Muray (Hungarian, 1892-1965), from Greenwich Village Follies, silver gelatin print, embossed studio stamp, session information verso, matted and unframed, 10"h x 8"w (sheet), 22"h x 16"w (mat)

MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965) Frida and Diego with Hat, circa 1939.

MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965) Frida and Diego with Hat, circa 1939. Estate platinum print from the Frida Kahlo as seen by Nickolas Muray series, 10 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (260 x 241 mm), signed, titled, and numbered 8/30 by the artist's daughter Mimi Muray on the verso; additionally with the estate credit stamp (indicating the printer as Sal Lopes), the back mat titled and numbered 8 in ink. Framed. C Property of Christopher Walling

Nickolas Muray, photograph

Nickolas Muray (Hungarian, 1892-1965), Tarzanne and Dinarzade, c.1922, silver gelatin print, embossed studio stamp, session information taped verso, unframed 9"h x 7"w

Nickolas Muray, photograph

Nickolas Muray (Hungarian, 1892-1965), Dizarzade, c. 1922, silver gelatin print, embossed studio stamp, session information taped verso, unframed, 9"h x 7"w

Nickolas Muray, photograph

Nickolas Muray (Hungarian, 1892-1965), Dizarzade,1924, silver gelatin print, embossed studio stamp, session information taped verso, unframed, 9"h x 7"w

Nickolas Muray, photograph

Nickolas Muray (Hungarian, 1892-1965), Dizarzade, 1922, silver gelatin print, embossed studio stamp, session information taped verso, unframed, 9"h x 7"w

MURAY, NICKOLAS

MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965). Nude Study, 1925. Bromid-Silbergelatine-Abzug. Vintage. 23,8 x 17,6 cm. Verso Photographenstempel. Montiert auf Trägerkarton. --------------- MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965). Nude Study, 1925. Bromid-Silbergelatine-Abzug. Vintage. 23,8 x 17,6 cm. Verso Photographenstempel. Montiert auf Trägerkarton.

Nickolas Murray (1892-1965) - Water lilies’ basin, Giverny, 1926

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892-1965) Water lilies’ basin, Giverny, 1926 gelatin silver print signed and dated in ink and photographer’s blindstamp (image); annotated in pencil (verso) image/sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.7 x 19 cm.)

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892-1965) Nude study (Martha Laber).

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892-1965) Nude study (Martha Laber). Silver print, the image measuring 9 1/2x7 1/2 inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Muray's embossed credit on recto. 1925

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892-1965) Nude Study (Martha Laber).

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892-1965) Nude Study (Martha Laber). Silver print, the image measuring 9 3/4x7 3/4 inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), the sheet 13 5/8x10 7/8 inches (34.5x27.7 cm.), the mount 18x13 inches (45.7x33 cm.), with Muray''s hand stamp on print verso, and his signature and date, in pencil, on the overmat. 1925

Nickolas Muray Photographer: (AMERICAN/HUNGARIAN, 1892-1965) Photo-Silver Gelitin Print -1923, 9-1/2in. x 7-1/2in.

Nickolas Muray Photographer: (AMERICAN/HUNGARIAN, 1892-1965) Photo-Silver Gelitin Print -1923, 9-1/2in. x 7-1/2in.

Nickolas Muray, (American/Hungarian, 1892-1965), Claude Monet, Giverny, gelatin silver print, 9.5" x 8"

Nickolas Muray (American/Hungarian, 1892-1965) Claude Monet, Giverny gelatin silver print 9.5" x 8"

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892-1965) Nude Study (Martha Laber).

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892-1965) Nude Study (Martha Laber). Silver print, 9 1/2x7 1/2 inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), affixed to a period mount measuring 18x13 inches (45.7x33 cm.), with Muray's embossed blind stamp on print recto, and his signature and date, in pencil, on the overmat. 1925

Martha Graham, 1924

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892–1965) Martha Graham, 1924 Vintage silver print Photographer's credit stamp, “Picture Press Photo” stamp, “Greenwich Village Photo” stamp and several handwritten notations in pencil and ink on the reverse 23,8 x 18,6

Nickolas MURRAY 1892 - 1965 MARION MOREHOUSE, BEAUTIFUL HANDS - VERS 1930 Tirage argentique d'époque

Nickolas MURRAY 1892 - 1965 MARION MOREHOUSE, BEAUTIFUL HANDS - VERS 1930 Tirage argentique d'époque Tampons de l'artiste au dos h: 18,30 w: 23,30 cm Bibliographie : M. Rebuzzini, Mirrors of the Magic Muse, Éditions Style Book, Monte-Carlo, 2013, p. 89 Commentaire : VINTAGE GELATIN SILVER PRINT; ARTIST'S STAMPS ON VERSO

Nickolas MURRAY 1892 - 1965 FRIDA KAHLO - 1939 Tirage platine par Sal Lopes

Nickolas MURRAY 1892 - 1965 FRIDA KAHLO - 1939 Tirage platine par Sal Lopes Signé au crayon dans la marge Signé, titré, daté, numéroté et nom du tireur au dos Édition de 50 exemplaires + 5 EA h: 36 w: 24,20 cm Bibliographie : M. Hooks, Frida Kahlo - Portrait of an Icon, Turner, Madrid, 2002, p. 25 S. Grinberg, I will never forget you - Frida Kahlo et Nickolas Murray, Chronicle Book, San Francisco, 2006, pp. 21 et 62 M. Rebuzzini, Mirrors of the Magic Muse, Éditions Style Book, Monte-Carlo, 2013, p. 111 J. J. Aillagon, "Matisse à Nice Travail et Joie" Catalogue de l'Exposition Femmes, Muses et Modèles. Rencontre entre la Collection Amedeo M. Turello et l'Œuvre de Matisse, TTM Éditions / Beaux Arts Éditions, 2013, p. 142 Commentaire : PLATINUM PRINT BY SAL LOPES; SIGNED IN THE MARGIN BELOW IMAGE; SIGNED, TITLED, DATED, NUMBERED AND NAME OF PRINTER ON VERSO; EDITION OF 50 + 5 AP

NICHOLAS MURAY (Hungarian, 1892-1965) Nude, 1925 Platin

NICHOLAS MURAY (Hungarian, 1892-1965) Nude, 1925 Platinum 9-1/2 x 7-5/8 inches (24.1 x 19.4 cm) Signed and dated in pencil mat recto.

Nickolas Muray (1892-1965), UNTITLED (NUDE), 1925, Gelatin silver print; "Nickolas Muray, New York" blindstamp to the image lower right, signed and dated 1925 in pencil to the mat, Image 9.5" x 7" - 24.1 x 17.8 cm.

Nickolas Muray (1892-1965), Hungarian/AmericanUNTITLED (NUDE), 1925; Gelatin silver print; "Nickolas Muray, New York" blindstamp to the image lower right, signed and dated 1925 in pencil to the matImage 9.5" x 7" - 24.1 x 17.8 cm.

MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965) Frida with Granizo about 1939. Estate platinum print, 11 x 10 1/2 inches (279 x 267 mm), signed, titled,...

MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965) Frida with Granizo about 1939. Estate platinum print, 11 x 10 1/2 inches (279 x 267 mm), signed, titled, dated, copy 11, and annotated "authorized by the Estate of Nickolas Muray" all by the artist's daughter in pencil on the verso. Framed, lower margin slightly trimmed in framing with minor loss of the authorization text. C Estate of John Klebanoff

MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965) Frida painting "Me and My Parrots" (with Muray) 1941. Estate platinum print, 11 x 10 1/2 inches (278 cm ...

MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965) Frida painting "Me and My Parrots" (with Muray) 1941. Estate platinum print, 11 x 10 1/2 inches (278 cm x 26.5 mm), signed, titled, dated, artist proof 3 (so indicated), and annotated "authorized by the Estate of Nickolas Muray" etc. all by the artist's daughter in pencil on the verso. Printed by Sal Lopes. See page 39, I Will Never Forget You...Frida Kahlo to Nickolas Muray. Published by Schirmer/Mosel, edited by Salomon Grimberg, 2004. C Estate of John Klebanoff

Nickolas MURAY (1892-1965) Sans titre, Tirage au

Nickolas MURAY (1892-1965) Sans titre, Tirage au charbon et à l'huile monté sur un carton, cachet sec dans l'image 25,5 x 20,5 cm

Nickolas Muray, Frida painting "The Two Fridas"

Nickolas Muray, Frida painting "The Two Fridas" NICKOLAS MURAY USA/Ungern 1892-1965 Frida painting "The Two Fridas", 1939 Signerad och numrerad på baksidan Nickolas Muray 52/70. Gelatinsilverfotografi, 30 x 30 cm ...

Autographs: Nickolas Muray

Autographs: Nickolas Muray Hungarian-born American photographer and Olympic fencer (1892-1965), Muray was a celebrated portrait photographer, his work gracing the pages of Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Ladies' Home Journal, and The New York Times. TLS signed "Nick," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 8, 1933. Muray writes to radio broadcast pioneer, Carl Haverlin, in full: "I have now obtained the necessary permission to reproduce the prints you have on hand. The roast beef and salad prints will require credit lines for both Frigidaire and The Geyer Company. The interior, the toys and the portrait of Rosamond Pinchot must say 'Reproduced Courtesy of Ladies Home Journal, C. P. Co.' The girl in white fur only needs a credit line to myself, and of course you understand that I get a credit line on any of the other prints reproduced." A few rusty staple marks at the top left corner, and a small burn mark and area of paper loss at the bottom, otherwise fine condition. The first item by Muray we've ever offered.

Nickolas Muray, (Hungarian/American, 1892-1965), Chester Hall

Nickolas Muray (Hungarian/American, 1892-1965) Chester Hall photograph with inscription stamped 9 x 7 inches.

Frida Kahlo on Bench, 1939

Frida Kahlo on Bench, 1939 Carbon pigment print, printed later. 14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (37.5 x 25.7 cm).  Signed by Mimi Muray, artist's daughter, titled, dated, numbered 15/30 and copyright credit in pencil on the verso.  Numbered '15' in ink on a printed description by Salomon Grimberg accompanying the work.

MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965) Untitled (frontal female nude) * Untitled (posterior study of female nude).

MURAY, NICKOLAS (1892-1965) Untitled (frontal female nude) * Untitled (posterior study of female nude). Together, 2 photographs. Toned silver prints, 9 1/2x7 1/4 inches (24.1x18.4 cm.), with Muray's signature and date, in pencil, on mount recto. 1925

Untitled, 1925

Nickolas Muray (1892-1965) Untitled, 1925 gelatin silver print blindstamp (in the image); signed and dated in pencil (on the overmat) 9½ x 7¼ in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm.)

¤Nickolas MURAY (1892-1965) Untitled (portrait of a lady), 1921 Tirage argentique d'époque monté sur carton

¤Nickolas MURAY (1892-1965) Untitled (nude), 1925 Tirage argentique d'époque

¤Nickolas MURAY (1892-1965) Untitled (nude), vers 1925 Tirage argentique d'époque

¤Nickolas MURAY (1892-1965) Untitled (nude), vers 1925 Tirage argentique d'époque

¤Nickolas MURAY (1892-1965) Untitled (nude), 1925 Tirage argentique d'époque

Sans titre, (danseur Stowitts)

NICKOLAS MURAY (1892-1965) Sans titre, (danseur Stowitts) tirage argentique porte le tampon 'Nickolas Muray New York' (en bas à gauche) ; inscrit 'Stowitts' (au crayon au dos) 25.3 x 20.2 cm. (9 7/8 x 8 in.)