Lot 104: Walter Chappell 1925-2000 , untitled (tree shadow)

mounted, signed by the photographer in pencil on the mount, dated and numbered in unidentified hands in pencil and ink on the reverse, 1957

measurements note 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 in. (19.1 by 24.1 cm.)

Christie's New York, 18 April 2001, Sale 9618, Lot 147 Acquired by Nancy Richardson from the above

According to Walter Chappell authority David Scheinbaum, vintage prints by Chappell are scarce. In 1961, when the photographer was living and working in Rochester, a fire destroyed virtually all of his vintage prints and early negatives. From that time, Chappell considered his early prints unique.