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LOT 10:
JOSEF SUDEK Mestrovic sculpture Neptune 1950s
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Start price:
$
700
Estimated price :
$1,500 - $3,500
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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JOSEF SUDEK Mestrovic sculpture Neptune 1950s
JOSEF SUDEK [Bust Of Neptune] Prague, Czechoslovakia, Ca. 1950-1960s Gelatin Silver Print 9x6.75" ASG# JS5/1189 top corners cornered on heavy thick brown paper mount 11.5x8.5" Stamped Verso FOTO SUDEK, PRAHA III. UJEZD 28. typed on label below print I. Mestrovic: Mojzis.
The statue is by the famous Croatian Sculptor Ivan Mestrovic.
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) is one of the great masters of European 20th century photography who brought to the medium Pictorial, Abstract, Surreal, and Dada elements that would profoundly influence American photography. He loved photographing the neighborhoods, architecture, monuments and parks of his native Prague and throughout his life the city was one of his favorite subjects. He photographed it in every season and weather, and at all times of the day.
Condition: Excellent. Minor wear, verso of print has stamp noted in description and 8 lines of notes, but as it is attached to the mount it cannot be fully seen

