Danny Lyon
Texas Prison , 1973 (Printed)
Lot #128 |
2023-05-02 |
Sotheby's, New York
Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day Sale
Category:
Drawing
Estimate:
USD 4,000 - 6,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11321
Auction name: Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day Sale
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2023-05-02
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Photography
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 9⅜ by 6⅜ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
23.8
Width In Centimeters:
19.2
Height In Inches:
9.375
Width In Inches:
6.375
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Year notes: Printed in 1973.
Provenance
Collection of the photographer Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, 2007
Exhibited
San Francisco, Pier 24 Photography, About Face , May 2012 – April 2013
Literature
About Face (San Francisco: Pier 24 Photography, 2014), p. 81 (this print)
Catalog summary
Danny Lyon B. 1942 Texas Prison gelatin silver print, signed in pencil, a 'Bleak Beauty' stamp, dated in pencil, and with Magnum stamps on the reverse, framed, 1968, printed in 1973 image: 9⅜ by 6⅜ in. (23.8 by 19.2 cm.) frame: 17¼ by 14 in. (43.8 by 35.6 cm.) Provenance Collection of the photographer Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, 2007 Literature About Face (San Francisco: Pier 24 Photography, 2014), p. 81 (this print) Exhibited San Francisco, Pier 24 Photography, About Face , May 2012 – April 2013