Philippe Halsman

137 photographs, several ferrotyped, comprising politicians, military figures, musicians, artists, actresses, and writers, most signed, dated, and inscribed in pencil, and with the photographer's copyright stamp, and several with reduction notations in pencil on the reverse, 1940-70s, some printed later (137)

Gifts to the Denver Art Museum, 1982-2007

A detailed report for each of the 137 photographs is beyond the scope of this condition report; those wishing condition reports on specific photographs are welcome to contact the Photographs Department. The condition of these photographs is generally excellent. Age-darkening, light soiling, and handling creases are visible on several photographs but generally do not affect the overall quality of the images. Several photographs are ferrotyped and/or have inscriptions or cropping notations in pencil in an unidentified hand on the reverse. Portraits include: Marilyn Monroe in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' Gene Kelly Martha Graham (2) Rosario & Antonia John Gunther Jean Cocteau with Dove Roman Vishniac Salvador Dali (7) Clement Greenberg Georgia O'Keeffe Gregor Piatigorsky Gjon Mili listening to music Angus Wilson Edward Kennedy (3) Herbert Hoover Bernard Baruch (3) "Happy" Rockefeller Eleanor Roosevelt Prime Minister Harold MacMillan Nelson Rockefeller Bobby Kennedy Barry Goldwater Harold Wilson Marian Anderson (2) Sinclair Lewis Oscar Hammerstein, II Nude on a Road Nude- Pregnant Profile Unidentified Woman (listed as Maggie Smith) Aaron Copland Rudolph Serkin Mischa Elman Pablo Casals Arthur Rubenstein Yehudi Mehudin Rodgers & Hammerstein Ana Maria Albergetti (2) Anna Magnani (1) Eartha Kitt (Reflection) Professor Shapley (2) Professor Howell Conant Prof Stanley Hyman Maurice Ewing (2) Marina Berti Fairfield Osborn Jacob Bronowski Paul Tillich Marcia Davenport James Thurber (4) Proof Sheet of Maurice Sendak Maurice Sendak (Black Sweater)(2) Maurice Sendak (White Striped Shirt) Andre Malraux (3) Randall Jarrell (2) Robert Sherwood Mary Ellen Slate C. Northcote Parkinson Japanese Girl The Mailman, (Photo Essay, Life) (3) Peep Show Bubble Bath Children Summer and Smoke Life-Night Clubs (2) Dance Story for LIFE Magazine Woman with Bicycle Portrait of Standing Woman Portrait of Standing Woman Wearing Black Dress, Smoking Cigarette Hats, Life Magazine Ford Museum, Greenfield (4) Life Models Advertising Daunis Richard L. Simon Will Durant Art Buchwald Emily Post Edna Ferber Dr. Benjamin Spock Ben Hecht Edward Albee Andre Gide Dame Edith Sitwell (3) Vladimir Horowitz Frank Altshul Keith Funsten Joseph Hirshhorn Judge Learned Hand Jack Thomson, Coastguardsman S. Pryot, owner, Greenwich, Connecticut Doll Collection Wendell L. Willkie (2) John Foster Dulles (3) Thomas Dewey Arthur Goldberg Dag Hammerskold Senator Fullbright Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Attorney General Brownell Elie Wiesel Richard Nixon John Fitzgerald Kennedy (2) William F. Buckley Jr. Sergei Konienkov Adlai Stevenson- "Jumping" James Farley Eleanor Roosevelt's Inaugural Dress
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.
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