Lot #1113: ERWIN BLUMENFELD - Lisa Fonssagrives on the Eiffel Tower - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Erwin Blumenfeld (German-American, 1897-1969).
Title: "Lisa Fonssagrives on the Eiffel Tower [For Vogue - Dress by Lelong]".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed 1939. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 15 3/4 x 11 13/16 in. (400 x 300 mm). Image size: 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (292 x 219 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $400
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $600/800
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Wide margins. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition.
Comment(s): According to ‘Gordon’s Photography Prices’ the auction record for a silver print of this image is $15,404 realized at Bloomsbury Auctions, London, 11/23/2012, lot #72. Image © The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld. [25364-3-400-NA]