Sold for: $1,875

PROVENANCE
Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA
Private Collection, USA
Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto

EXHIBITED
Camera Work, Issue 24, October 1908

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Photographer Cecil Beaton dubbed Adolph de Meyer “the Debussy of photography.” At the start of World War I, de Meyer moved to New York City where he became a photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair. In 1922, de Meyer accepted an offer to become the chief photographer for Harper's Bazaar in Paris, where he spent the next 16 years. In 1938, de Meyer returned to the United States. Few of his prints survive today, as most were destroyed during World War II.

This lithe photograph has rich tonal qualities and was printed as a photogravure and included in issue 24 of Camera Work, in October 1908. This quarterly was available by subscription and was renowned for exquisite photogravures, made under the supervision of Alfred Stieglitz himself. Steiglitz had improved the quality of this type of laborious photomechanical printing process. These gravures have long been considered an excellent starting point for those interested in early 20th Century photography. The photogravures within Camera Work were of such high quality, and a favourite printing technique of many photographers, that collectors detached these images to frame and enjoy on the wall.

This photogravure is trimmed flush to the image edge and loosely mounted to a piece of 1 ply paper which measures 7 3/4 x 6 3/8 inches.

Please note: this work is unframed.

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