09-21-201809-21-2018
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3140BBoston
September 21, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991) Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 60

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$3,444$2,800
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3140BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 21, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Aaron Siskind (American, 1903-1991)

Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 60, 1956. Unsigned. Gelatin silver print mounted to board, image/sheet size 15 x 15 in. (38.0 x 38.0 cm),unframed. Condition: Minor surface grime.

N.B. The image was reproduced on the cover of the summer 1986 issue of the Catskill Center for Photography newsletter Center Quarterly. A copy of the newsletter accompanies the lot.
Provenance: The estate of Marie Cosindas, pioneer photographer, Boston.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Mount measures 21 1/8 x 20 in. (53.6 x 50.8 cm). Minor surface scuffs. No additional issues to report.


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Marie Cosindas