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Weegee
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Weegee
- Selected Images of Fires, Criminals, and Sleepers in New York City
- 9 ferrotyped gelatin silver prints
a group of 9 photographs, each ferrotyped and with the 'Please Credit Weegee from Photo-Representatives'; General Press Corporation, Milano; Photo News Press, Stuttgart; and Le Ore Archivio stamps, 6 with the semicircular 'Please Credit Photograph by Weegee' stamp, and 5 with Le Ore use stamps, 1939-40s, printed circa 1954 (Naked City, pp. 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 43, 59, 77, and 161) (9)
Condition
These ferrotyped prints, on double-weight paper and trimmed to the images, are in generally very good condition. As is typical of ferrotyped prints, these have faint scratches, small pitting in the surface, writing pressure indentations from the back of the prints, and fingerprints. The edges are somewhat rubbed, with tiny chipping, and the corners of some are bumped.
The plates are as follows:
The Scum of the Earth Arrives for Line-Up (Le Ore, Issue 112, July 2, 1955, p. 56) - crease at upper right corner
Fireman's Holiday (Le Ore, Issue 229, p. 67)
Sleep Is Where You Find It (Le Ore, Issue 112, July 2, 1955, p. 55)
Escaped from Fire (Le Ore, Issue 112, July 2, 1955, p. 53)
Tenement Penthouse (Children Sleeping)
Tenement Penthouse (Man Sleeping) - (Le Ore, Issue 112, July 2, 1955, p. 55) (there is a crease breaking the emulsion in the upper right corner)
Sleep is Where You Find It (Children)
Girl Checks Off Jobs in Help Wanted Section of New York Times
Pleasant Sleep, Darling
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.