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LOT h120

1941 - 1972
English

A Portfolio of Fifteen Photographs, 1967-1969
gelatin silver prints
on verso editioned 42/125 and inscribed in Roman Numerals with the image number and stamped with the artist estate blindstamp and the Photographic Collections LTD stamp

a ) Portfolio

19 3/4 x 15 1/4 x 2 1/4 in, 50.2 x 38.7 x 5.7 cm

b ) Booklet cover

18 x 14 in, 45.7 x 35.6 cm

c ) I "Scarborough," 1967

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

d ) II "Ramsgate," 1967

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

e ) III "Derby Day, Epsom," 1967

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

f ) IV "Bournemouth," 1967

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

g ) V "Eton," 1967

8 x 5 1/4 in, 20.3 x 13.3 cm

h ) VI "Glyndebourne," 1967

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

i ) VII "Ballroom, Morecambe," 1968

8 x 5 1/4 in, 20.3 x 13.3 cm

j ) VIII "Beauty Contest, Southport," 1968

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

k ) IX "Curfts Dog Show," 1968

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

l ) X "Blackpool," 1968

8 x 5 1/4 in, 20.3 x 13.3 cm

m ) XI "Butlin's Holiday Camp, Scarborough," 1968

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

n ) XII "Bacup Coconut Dancers," 1968

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

o ) XIII "Newquay," 1968

5 1/4 x 8 in, 13.3 x 20.3 cm

p ) XIV "Weighing of the Mayor, High Wycombe," 1969

8 x 5 1/4 in, 20.3 x 13.3 cm

q ) XV "Durham Miners Gala," 1969

8 x 5 1/4 in, 20.3 x 13.3 cm

Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CAD

Preview at: Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto – by appointment only

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, United Kingdom
Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto


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In the 1970s, Photographic Collections Limited was formed with the intent of producing high quality photographic portfolios that celebrated British photography. In 1975 they released a portfolio of photographs by Tony Ray-Jones. His work exemplified the kitchen sink realism that pervaded British culture in the late 1950s. His brilliant photographs of British life are brim with irony, insight and a keen eye for composition.

Ray-Jones died from leukemia at the young age of 30. While his career spanned only one decade, he was highly influential in the development of British documentary photography. The 15 photographs in this posthumously produced portfolio were made in collaboration with his widow, Anna Ray-Jones, as well as friends Peter Turner and John Benton-Harris. Due to his early passing, most prints that have appeared on the market originated from these portfolios.

This portfolio includes a biographical essay and artist's chronology by Peter Turner, image list and colophon, printed in ink, hand-bound as a booklet. Each print is editioned 42/125, annotated with image numbers and stamped with the artist estate blindstamp and Photographic Collections LTD stamp on the mount. Each gelatin silver print is mounted to four-ply acid-free all-rag board which measures 14 x 18 inches using Ademco dry mounting tissue interleaved with archival paper and housed in natural-toned, linen-bound clamshell box which measures 19 3/4 x 15 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. Each print measures 8 x 5 1/4 inches.

Portfolios from the edition of 125 are numbered 1 to 125 in Arabic numerals, and the photographs are numbered in Roman numerals I to XV. Additionally there were 12 Artist's Proofs produced, lettered A-L.

Please note: this work is unframed.

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All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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