Berenice Abbott (1898-1991); George Washington Bridge, Riverside Drive and 179th Street, Manhattan;
Lot 3
Berenice Abbott
(1898-1991)
George Washington Bridge, Riverside Drive and 179th Street, Manhattan
US$ 6,000 - 8,000
£3,500 - 4,700
Auction Details
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29 Oct 2013 13:00 EDT

Auction 21017
Lot Details
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
George Washington Bridge, Riverside Drive and 179th Street, Manhattan, 1937
Warm toned gelatin silver print, probably printed early 1940s, titled, dated, and annotated 'Neg. #265', Code 'IIA-4.b' in pencil and Abbott's Federal Art Project/'Changing New York' and 'Duplicate' credit stamps on the verso.
9 1/2 x 7 5/8in

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Private Collection, Southern California

    Literature:
    Yochelson, Berenice Abbott: Changing New York, The New Press, The Museum of the City of New York, 1997, p. 29
    Kurtz, Berenice Abbott, Volumes I & II, Steidl, 2008, p. 256
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