MODERNISM AND ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY 1920s – 1930s
September 23 – December 17, 2011
1. Teapot and Spoons, 1925
RICHARDS, Wynn (American, 1888 – 1960)
Teapot and Spoons, 1925
Platinum print, printed c. 1925
Paper size: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
Image size: 5 1/4 x 4 inches
Signed in ink, estate stamp, and various notations in pencil on print verso.
(P0739WR)
2. Mechanical Nuts (for Russell, Birdsall & Ward Bolt and Nut Company), 1930
BOURKE-WHITE, Margaret (American, 1904-1971)
Mechanical Nuts (for Russell, Birdsall & Ward Bolt and Nut Company), 1930
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1930
Paper size: 21 1/8 x 14 inches
Image size: 13 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches Mounted.
Signed in pencil on mount recto (P0748MB)
3.Untitled (Knitted-to-order-sportclothes for Bonwitt Teller Sportswear), 1932
BRUEHL, Anton (American, 1900-1982)
Untitled (Knitted-to-order-sportclothes for Bonwitt Teller Sportswear), 1932
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1932
Image size: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
Signed in pencil on mount recto. In original matt. (P0746AB)
4. Untitled (still life, photo-montage), c. 1930
TOLMER, Claude (French, 1911-1991)
Untitled (still life, photo-montage), c. 1930
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1930
Image size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches
Artist's name in pencil on print verso (P0745CT)
5. Advertising study for Styx Coty Perfume
FUNKE, Jaromir (Czech, 1896-1945)
Advertising study for Styx Coty Perfume
1926 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1926
Paper Size: 19 1/8 x 17 1⁄2 inches
Image Size: 9 x 11 1/2 inches
Signed in pencil on mount recto; signed and inscribed by the artist in ink on mount verso
(P0749JF)
6. Salut de Schiaparelli, 1934
BING, Ilse (German-American, 1899 – 1998)
Salut de Schiaparelli, 1934
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1934
Paper size: 19 1/2 x 15 5/8 inches
Signed and dated in ink on print recto.
Signed, titled and dated twice in pencil on print verso.
(P0714IS)
7. Untitled (Headache Advertisement?)
COSTER, Gordon (American, 1906 -1988)
Untitled (Headache Advertisement?)
1931 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1931
Paper size: 12 3/4 x 8 - 5 3⁄4 inches
Signed and dated on print recto (P0742GC)
8. Untitled (Positive/Negative, for Weber & Heilbroner, Men’s Haberdasher), 1930
COSTER, Gordon (American, 1906 -1988)
Untitled (Positive/Negative, for Weber & Heilbroner, Men’s Haberdasher), 1930
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1930
Paper size: 13 9/16 x 10 1⁄2 inches
Image size: 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
Signed and dated in pencil on print verso. (P0743GC)
9. Ham and Egg, 1930
STEINER, Ralph (American, 1899 – 1986)
Ham and Egg, 1930
Gelatin silver print printed c. 1930
Paper size: 8 x 10 inches
Image size: 7 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches
Signed and titled in pencil (P0738RS)
10. Untitled (Still Life), 1930s
DOHNÁNY, Milos (Czech, 1904-1944)
Untitled (Still Life), 1930s
Gelatin silver print, printed 1930s
Image size: 3 x 4 1/2 inches
“Dohnany” stamped on print verso (P0740MD)
11. L’ombre du crystal (for Lalique), 1938
JACQUES, René (French, 1908 – 2003)
L’ombre du crystal (for Lalique), 1938
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1938
Image size: 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches
Signed and dated in ink on print verso (P0737RJ)
12. Untitled (for Westclox Pocket Ben), c.1930
UNDERWOOD (American agency, 1859-1947)
Untitled (for Westclox Pocket Ben), c.1930
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1930
Paper size: 8 x 10 inches
Image size: 5 1/4 x 5 inches
Numerical notations in pencil on print verso (P0747UU)
13.Untitled (Still Life), 1930
QUIGLEY, Edward (American, 1898 – 1997)
Untitled (Still Life), 1930
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1930
Paper size: 10 x 13 1/2 inches
(P0744EQ)
14. Julia Evans (for Woodbury Soap), 1929
STEICHEN, Edward (American, 1879 -1973)
Julia Evans (for Woodbury Soap), 1929
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1929
Paper size: 10 x 8 inches
Image size: 10 x 8 inches
Stamp “Photograph by Steichen / 80 West 40th Street / New York” on mount verso
(P0296ES)
15. Untitled (Paris), c. 1937
DIENES, André (French, 1913-1985)
Untitled (Paris), c. 1937
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1937
Paper size: 9 x 7 inches
Image size: 8 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches
Early artist stamp, “couverture p 1” and other illegible writing in pencil on print verso.
(P0461AD)
16. Mary Wigman, Hexentanz, 1926
RUDOLPH, Charlotte (German, 1896 – 1983)
Mary Wigman, Hexentanz, 1926
Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1926-28
Paper size: 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches
Photographer’s blindstamp “Ch Rudolph Dresden” on print recto.
Titled in unknown hand in ink and dated “1928” in pencil on print verso.
(P0640CR)
17. Eiffel Tower, 1931
Ilse Bing (German-American, 1899 – 1998)
Eiffel Tower, 1931
Gelatin silver print, printed c 1931
Paper size: 13 5/8 x 16 1/2 inches
Image size: 7 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches
Warm toned matte surface paper in period mount; photographer's "Foto/Ilse Bing" stamp on mount. (P0284IB)
Other work from the period