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Lot 10: Newspaperman, Paris, 1933-38

Est: £8,000 GBP - £10,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 31, 2007

Item Overview

Description

LISETTE MODEL (1899-1983) Newspaperman, Paris, 1933-38 gelatin silver print numbered 'B 1/8' in unknown hand in pencil in estate copyright credit stamp on verso 19½ x 15½in. (49.5 x 39.4cm.)

Artist or Maker

Notes

'[Model's] particular genius was in photographing the bizarre quality of human beings and finding beauty in the grotesque.' -- Alexey Brodovitch ('Brodovitch on Photography', Popular Photography, December 1961.)


Large-format vintage prints of Model's work, such as the present lot, are exceedingly rare.

Auction Details

Photographs

by
Christie's
May 31, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK