Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
The Card Players, 1947
The Card Players, 1947
Sale 1219 - Expressions of Life: Photographs by Ruth Orkin
Lots Open
Nov 1, 2023
Lots Close
Nov 20, 2023
Timed Online / Chicago
Estimate
$3,000 -
$5,000
Sold for $3,780
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
The Card Players, 1947
The Card Players, 1947
A suite of 6 gelatin silver prints, printed later, each consecutively numbered '1-6', the first signed, titled, dated by Mary Engel, Estate Executor, in pencil and Estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on the verso.
image: each 6 1/8 x 8 3/4in. (15.5 x 22.3cm.); sheet : each 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.5cm.)
Exhibited:
Ruth Orkin - Expressions of Life, Fotografiska, New York, September 3 - December 5, 2021
Condition Report
Each a neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper with margins. Minor specks of retouching through group. #3 with minor crease/ linear protrusion through image, center, visible in raking light only. In very good condition. Sold framed.
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