Discovery
Description:
Three Scenic Photographs:
Joseph Breitenbach (German/American, 1896-1984),Konarak (India), 1957, identified on an artist's label affixed to the reverse, gelatin silver print mounted to paperboard, unframed; Mills & Sons, identified in text on the paperboard, albumen print mounted to paperboard, matted, framed; and The Royal Gorge, April 16th, 1883, identified in text on the paperboard, albumen print mounted to paperboard, framed; board sizes to 14 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. Condition: Mills & Son light-struck, accretions, subtle surface abrasions, Konarak with silver-mirroring.
Provenance: Through the estate of Matthew Wysocki (1920-1991),artist, photographer, professor and chairman of Dartmouth College's visual studies department (1966-1989),to the present owner by family descent, Connecticut.
Estimate $200-250
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