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Description

Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)
Little Round Mirror, Paris, 1901
Photogravure on Japanese paper
8-1/2 x 5-5/8 inches (21.6 x 14.3 cm) (image)
11-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches (sheet)
Signed in the negative.

This image was published in Camera Work, No. 14, April, 1906.

LITERATURE:
A. Stieglitz, Camera Work: A Pictorial Guide, New York, 1978, p. 39, pl. V;
D. Longwell, ed., Steichen: Meisterphotographien 1895-1914, Die Symbolistische Periode, Tübingen, 1978, p. 64;
W. Naef, The Collection of Alfred Stieglitz, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Viking Press, 1978, pl. 55, p. 135.


More information about Edward Steichen. See also: Steichen, Edward, Edward Jean Steichen, Steichen, Edouard J. Artist.

Condition Report*: Overall very good condition, commensurate with age. A few scattered minor scuffs and pinpoint accretions visible upon close inspection. Some toning, creasing, bumping, and a very few pinpoints of foxing to sheet margins, not affecting the image and not visible when mat is closed. Sheet with deckled upper edge is hinged to thick paper support, and then cornered to board. Window mat measures 14 by 11 inches. Not framed.
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Auction Dates
October, 2021
8th Friday
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Sold on Oct 8, 2021 for: $3,500.00
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