Jun 11, 2024 11:00 EST
Fine Art & Photographs
636
Attributed to E. J. Bellocq: Storyville portrait of a young woman, semi-nude
ATTRIBUTED TO BELLOCQ, E. J. (1873–1949)
Storyville portrait of a young woman, semi-nude, circa 1911–1913, likely printed 1930s or before. 8 x 10 inches (203 x 255 mm), printed on matte paper (which does not fluoresce under ultra-violet light), unsigned, the verso with a numeral (15) of unknown significance. The image in generally excellent condition, though with some minor silvering apparent at the print edges.
Belloccq was a New Orleans photographer whose work remained unknown to the general public until Lee Friedlander made prints from a cache of his glass plates in the 1960s. A commercial photographer, the plates for the eighty-nine erotic images on which his reputation rests were discovered in his desk after his death. They were taken in the New Orleans Storyville red-light district in about 1912. The subject of the present image is displayed lying with her eyes concealed by her hand; a curtain hangs behind her. Compositionally, the image is very much congruent with Bellocq's known body of work, with a hanging curtain or screen depicted behind her, a compositional device that Bellocq frequently used.
Sold for $3,840
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
ATTRIBUTED TO BELLOCQ, E. J. (1873–1949)
Storyville portrait of a young woman, semi-nude, circa 1911–1913, likely printed 1930s or before. 8 x 10 inches (203 x 255 mm), printed on matte paper (which does not fluoresce under ultra-violet light), unsigned, the verso with a numeral (15) of unknown significance. The image in generally excellent condition, though with some minor silvering apparent at the print edges.
Belloccq was a New Orleans photographer whose work remained unknown to the general public until Lee Friedlander made prints from a cache of his glass plates in the 1960s. A commercial photographer, the plates for the eighty-nine erotic images on which his reputation rests were discovered in his desk after his death. They were taken in the New Orleans Storyville red-light district in about 1912. The subject of the present image is displayed lying with her eyes concealed by her hand; a curtain hangs behind her. Compositionally, the image is very much congruent with Bellocq's known body of work, with a hanging curtain or screen depicted behind her, a compositional device that Bellocq frequently used.
Auction: Fine Art & Photographs, Jun 11, 2024
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Auction of Fine Art on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 11am
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Works Spanning the Post-War Years to the Present Day by Established and Emerging Artists
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Comprised Lots 501 - 632 in the Sale
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a sale in the Fine Art auction category on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Showcased were a wide range of paintings, prints and sculpture spanning the Post-War years to the present day by established and emerging artists.
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