PETER STACKPOLE
2ND MARINE DIVISION, SAIPAN , 1993 (Printed)
Lot #43 |
2019-06-27 |
Sotheby's, New York
BENT.
Category:
Drawing
Estimate:
USD 5,000 - 7,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10047
Auction name: BENT.
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2019-06-27
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 11⅜ x 8⅞ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
28.9
Width In Centimeters:
22.5
Height In Inches:
11.375
Width In Inches:
8.875
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Year notes: Printed in 1993.
Catalog summary
PETER STACKPOLE 1913 - 1997 2ND MARINE DIVISION, SAIPAN mounted, signed in pencil on the mount gelatin silver print 11⅜ x 8⅞ in.; 28.9 x 22.5 cm 1944, printed in 1993. Catalogue note Peter Stackpole was one of the original four staff photographers for Life magazine along with Margaret Bourke-White, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and Thomas McAvoy. In 1944 he was sent to cover the Battle of Saipan for the magazine. He documented many quiet moments between battles, including Marines finding time to bathe themselves in the Pacific Ocean.