Walker Evans Photographs online Online
Description:
Walker Evans (American, 1903-1975)
Civic Sculpture, County Building, Chicago, Made for the FortuneMagazine Article "Chicago: A Camera Exploration" (Published February 1947), 1946. Lunn Gallery stamp on the verso. Gelatin silver print, image/sheet size 9 x 8 1/8 in. (22.7 x 20.5 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Minor wear at edges and corners, sheet cut down, paper hinge remnants on the verso at the top.
Provenance: Photography dealer Harry Lunn Jr., Washington, DC, to a private Massachusetts collection.
Estimate $800-1,200
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