Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973). The Blue Sky Portfolio (complete with 12 works), 1922-1934. Gelatin silver printe...

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Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)
The Blue Sky Portfolio (complete with 12 works), 1922-1934
Gelatin silver printed by George Tice, 1986
13-1/8 x 10-3/8 inches (33.3 x 26.4 cm) or the reverse and slightly smaller
Each signed by George Tice and Joanna Steichen on Portfolio labels affixed to mounts verso. Editioned 17/100 in pencil on printed colophon. All in burgundy cloth covered clamshell box gilt-stamped 'Steichen' on the cover. Prestige Art, Ltd., Mamaroneck, New York, 1987.

Titles included: The Blue Sky, Long Island, New York, 1923; Clouds; Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts, 1934; Brancusi, Voulangis, France, 1922; Apple Blossoms, Connecticut, 1932; E. Gordon Craig, Paris, 1920; Miss Sousa, 1933; George Washington Bridge, New York, 1931; Carl Sandburg, Umpawaug, Connecticut, 1930; Bryant Park Breadline, New York, 1933; Agnes Meyer; and, Miss Fanny Haven Wickes, Newport, Rhode Island, 1924.


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

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