Stand 05.09.2024

Ruth Orkin

Lot 73065
Card Players (6 works), 1947
Gelatin silver prints

16,5 x 22,5 cm (6,5 x 8,9 in)
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Lot 73065
Card Players (6 works), 1947
Gelatin silver prints
16,5 x 22,5 cm (6,5 x 8,9 in)
Schätzpreis: US$ 12.000 - 18.000
€ 11.000 - 16.000
Auktion: 11 Tage

Heritage Auctions

Ort: Dallas, TX
Auktion: 01.10.2024
Auktionsnummer: 8178
Auktionsname: Photographs Signature® Auction
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Lot Details
Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985) The Cardplayers (6 works)(polyptych), 1947 Gelatin silver prints 6-1/2 x 8-7/8 inches (16.5 x 22.5 cm) (images) 8 x 10 inches (sheets) One signed in pencil, verso. Each with photographer's stamp, verso. LITERATURE: R. Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, New York, 1981, p. 48; M. Engel and K. Gresh, Ruth Orkin: A Photo Spirit, Hatje Cantz, Berlin, 2022, pp. 56-59. Steichen included Orkin's engaging sequence of images, The Card Players, in his groundbreaking Family of Man exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1955. The sequence shows three children sitting around a toy wagon they are using as a tabletop. The concluding picture focuses on the joyful expression of Marilyn, the sequence's precocious central character, which Steichen considered "the gayest spot in the symphony." HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Overall very good condition. Undulations in the margins throughout works. Bottom left image with measurement notes in the bottom margin. Some sheets with uneven drying areas from development process. Scattered creasing in the corners. Some creases in a few images visible in raking light. Sheets are cornered to a multi window mat and framed under acrylic measuring 31 x 25 inches. Verso of each sheet bears a number indicating order of viewing.
Lot Details
Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985) The Cardplayers (6 works)(polyptych), 1947 Gelatin silver prints 6-1/2 x 8-7/8 inches (16.5 x 22.5 cm) (images) 8 x 10 inches (sheets) One signed in pencil, verso. Each with photographer's stamp, verso. LITERATURE: R. Orkin, A Photo Journal, Viking Press, New York, 1981, p. 48; M. Engel and K. Gresh, Ruth Orkin: A Photo Spirit, Hatje Cantz, Berlin, 2022, pp. 56-59. Steichen included Orkin's engaging sequence of images, The Card Players, in his groundbreaking Family of Man exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1955. The sequence shows three children sitting around a toy wagon they are using as a tabletop. The concluding picture focuses on the joyful expression of Marilyn, the sequence's precocious central character, which Steichen considered "the gayest spot in the symphony." HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Overall very good condition. Undulations in the margins throughout works. Bottom left image with measurement notes in the bottom margin. Some sheets with uneven drying areas from development process. Scattered creasing in the corners. Some creases in a few images visible in raking light. Sheets are cornered to a multi window mat and framed under acrylic measuring 31 x 25 inches. Verso of each sheet bears a number indicating order of viewing.
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