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b. 1917 - d. 2004

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    • Henry Ries. "Portrait of Pablo Picasso and Louis Aragon," photograph
      Jul. 23, 2024

      Henry Ries. "Portrait of Pablo Picasso and Louis Aragon," photograph

      Est: $300 - $500

      (American, 1917-2004) Silver gelatin print with typed image description, circa 1950, further identifying information on verso, sight size: 9 x 7 in., framed size: 21 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.

      Alex Cooper
    • Henry Ries. Pablo Picasso and Louis Aragon, photograph
      Jun. 14, 2024

      Henry Ries. Pablo Picasso and Louis Aragon, photograph

      Est: $500 - $700

      "Portrait of Pablo Picasso and Louis Aragon" (American, 1917-2004) Silver gelatin print with typed image description, circa 1950, further identifying information on verso, sight size: 9 x 7 in., framed size: 21 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.

      Alex Cooper
    • Henry Ries (1917-2004) American, Photograph
      Dec. 11, 2021

      Henry Ries (1917-2004) American, Photograph

      Est: $100 - $200

      Henry Ries (1917-2004) American, Photograph "The Sentinel" and signed in the lower right. Ries was a photographer who worked for the New York times. In 1955, he opened his own studio in Manhattan. During his time with the Times, he met and photographed the famous and the infamous, such as artists Pablo Picasso and Pablo Casals, as well as Spanish General Francisco Franco. In 2003 he was awarded Germany's Officer Cross of the Order of Merit, the highest award for citizens of other countries. Overall size: 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. Sight size: 10 1/2 x 13 in.

      Sarasota Estate Auction
    • Photographs :
      Jun. 10, 2011

      Photographs :

      Est: - €800

      Ries, Henry 1917 Berlin - 2004 New York "Aboard 'Bremen' shortly before arrival in 'The Promised Land'". January 1938. Later gelatin silver print. Mat. 18,2 x 24,3cm (18,5 x 25,2cm). Verso denoted with the photographer's copyright stamp as well as titled, dated in pencil and inscribed in black ink "Vintage Print". The sheet corners very softy bumped. The inscription on verso very softly pressed through to recto. A crease in the left image center.

      Van Ham Kunstauktionen
    • Photographs :
      Jun. 10, 2011

      Photographs :

      Est: - €1,200

      Ries, Henry 1917 Berlin - 2004 New York "Jahrmarkt vor dem zerbombten Berliner Schloss". 1947. Later gelatin silver print. Mat. 16,6 x 23,1cm (17,7 x 23,8cm). Verso denoted with the photogtrapher's copyright stamp. Signed, titled, and dated in black ballpoint pen. The right sheet corners and the right sheet edge softly bumped. Blue soil trace on the lower left image corner. Published in: Henry Ries. Ich war ein Berliner. Erinnerungen eines New Yorker Fotojournalisten. Berlin: Parthas-Verlag 2001. Ill. p.28 et seq. (dated: 1946).

      Van Ham Kunstauktionen
    • Ries, Henry: Berliner Reichstag 1946; Völker der Welt
      Jun. 01, 2011

      Ries, Henry: Berliner Reichstag 1946; Völker der Welt

      Est: €600 - €900

      "Berliner Reichstag"; "9. Sept. 1948. Reuter:'Völker der Welt, schaut aus diese Stadt...!'". 1946/1948/printed later. 2 gelatin silver prints. Each circa 16,5 x 22,8 cm (17,5 x 23,8 cm). Each signed, titled and dated by the photographer in ink as well photographer's copyright stamp on the verso. First print with two retouched spots in sky area upper right, corners slightly bumped, otherwise in near excellent condition. Lit.: Henry Ries. Photographien aus Berlin, Deutschland und Europa 1946-1951, Berlin 1988.

      Galerie Bassenge
    • HENRY RIES (1917-2004). IT'S SMART TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES. 1956. 43x59 inches, 110x152 cm.
      May. 05, 2011

      HENRY RIES (1917-2004). IT'S SMART TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES. 1956. 43x59 inches, 110x152 cm.

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      HENRY RIES (1917-2004) IT'S SMART TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES. 1956. 43 1/2x59 3/4 inches, 110 1/2x152 cm. Condition B+: vertical and horizontal folds. Paper. Ries emigrated to America before the Second World War and after a stint in the army became a photojournalist in Europe, working for The New York Times. He is best known for his pictures from ravaged post-war Germany and the Berlin Airlift. In 1955 he turned his talent towards commercial photography and opened his own studio. For his former employer he produces a sharp and precise domestic scene infused with mid-century Madison Avenue panache.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • Ries, Henry: Plane wreckage in front of the Reichstag
      Jun. 17, 2009

      Ries, Henry: Plane wreckage in front of the Reichstag

      Est: €300 - €400

      Plane wreckage in front of the Reichstag. 1945/printed later. Gelatin silver print on RC paper. 23,5 x 23,2 cm (33 x 33 cm). Annotated in ink on the verso. A few indentation marks in upper right and minimal soiling in margins, otherwise in good condition. Lit.: Henry Ries. Photographien aus Berlin, Deutschland und Europa 1946-1951, Berlin 1988.

      Bassenge Auctions
    • Ries, Henry Russian Guards of Honour/The Collapsed
      Dec. 03, 2008

      Ries, Henry Russian Guards of Honour/The Collapsed

      Est: - €600

      Ries, Henry Russian Guards of Honour/The Collapsed Neue Wache Russian Guards of Honour Marching to the Soviet Memorial in Berlin, Tiergarten; The Collapsed Neue Wache U.d.Linden. 1940s/printed later. 2 gelatin silver prints, the first on ferrotyped Agfa paper. 31 x 30 cm and 27 x 34 cm. The second print signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso, both with photographer's copyright stamp on the verso. Both prints in very good to excellent condition. Lit.: Henry Ries. Photographien aus Berlin, Deutschland und Europa 1946-1951, Berlin 1988, ill. p. 17 (Russian Guards of Honor - similar image).

      Galerie Bassenge
    • Ries, Henry Brandenburg Gate / My First Photograph
      Dec. 03, 2008

      Ries, Henry Brandenburg Gate / My First Photograph

      Est: - €400

      Ries, Henry Brandenburg Gate / My First Photograph Brandenburg Gate, Destroyed; Brandenburg Gate - mein allererstes Foto. Circa 1946 and 1937/printed later. 2 gelatin silver prints; the first on Agfa paper. 18 x 22,5 cm and 17,5 x12,5 cm. The first signed in pencil below the image in the margin, the second signed, dated and annotated in pencil on the verso and both with photographer's copyright stamp on the verso. The second image is an important photo in Henry Ries' oeuvre. His career as a photographer started with this small image of the Brandenburg Gate in 1937. On the verso he noted: MEIN ALLERERSTES PHOTO (My first photograph). - Apart from a small emulsion loss in upper left corner (second photograph), both in very good condition. Lit.: Henry Ries. Photographien aus Berlin, Deutschland und Europa 1946-1951, Berlin 1988, ill. p. 16 (Brandenburg Gate - Mein allersrstes Foto).

      Galerie Bassenge
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