Vintage and Modern Masterworks
891 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
By Appointment: 212 BU8 6234 or email
janetlehr@mindspring.com
| LE
GRAY, GUSTAVE 1820-1884 Mediteranean Sea with Mount Agde in the Distance Albumen print, 1856-57 11 x 16.5 inches 27.9 x 41.9 cm Provenance: Gerard Levy, Paris; Private collection, Paris; Literature: Eugenia Janis Gustave Le Gray illustrated p. 97 |
| AVEDON,
RICHARD b.1923 'Killer' Joe Piro Vintage silver print, 1962 19 x 15 inches Provenance: Harper's Bazaar; Private Collection NY Exhibited: Harpers Bazaar, 1962; Whitney Museum, 'Evidence' exhibition catalogue 1994 Literature: Evidence Whitney Museum Cover illustration |
| DAY,
F HOLLAND 1864-1933 St. Sebastian Platinum print, 1907 7.42 x 4.5 inches 18.84 x 11.43 cm Print bears the Library of Congress accession and deacquisition stamps on verso Provenance: From the Estate of F Holland Day; Library of Congress deacessioned duplicate; Janet Lehr, Inc., New York Literature: Jessim F Holland Day; F Holland Day, Palm Press unpaginated |
| COBURN,
ALVIN LANGDON 1882-1966 The Flatiron Building Gum and platinum print, c.1906 10 x 8 inches Provenance: Acquired from the Estate of the Great god daughter of the Artist; Janet Lehr Inc. Literature: Gernsheim. Alvin Langdon Coburn Photographer p. 51 variant |
| DAG Hand tinted Orientalist nude Sixth plate |
| BELLOCQ Etude Salt print 1856 8x5.5 inches 20.32x13.97 cm |
| DEMACHY,
ROBERT 1859-1936 Napierkowska (Profile of Girl in Turban) Gum bichromate print on laid paper, circa 1904 5.8 x 6 inches 14.9 x 15.6 cm Mount signed lower left R Demachy, inscribed on verso: Napierkowska Provenance: Acquired from the Estate of the Artist; Janet Lehr Inc. NY Exhibited: Robert Demachy Yale University Art Museum, March 7-May 1, 1983. Literature: Robert Demachy Yale University Art Museum, March 7-May 1, 1983. Exhibition catalogue #22 |
| COBURN,
ALVIN LANGDON 1882-1966 The Quarry Gum and platinum print, c.1906 8 x 10 inches Provenance: Acquired from the estate of the Great god daughter of the Artist; Janet Lehr Inc. Literature: Gernsheim. Alvin Langdon Coburn Photographer |
| SISKIND,
AARON 1903 - 1991 Chicago 224 Vintage silver print, 1953 10.75 x 10.25 inches Titled and dated on the verso Provenance: From the Artist; Harold Rosenberg; Glen Horowitz Bookseller; Private Collector, NY Literature: Carl Chiaranza Aaron Siskind Pleasures and Terrors Cover illustration |
| MAN
RAY 1890-1976 Rayograph Vintage rayograph, 1922 10 x 8 inches Signed and dated lower right, Man Ray 1922 Provenance: Acquired from the Artist; Bernard Karpel; Janet L |
BALDUS, EDOUARD-DENIS 1813 - 1882
Amphitheatre Nimes
Salt print, 1851
13 x 6 inches
Signed and titled on the mount
| BALDUS,
EDOUARD-DENIS 1813 - 1882 Amphitheatre Arles Albumen print, 1857 13 x 16 inches Signed and titled on the mount |
| EVANS,
FREDRICK Sculpture in chapter house in York Minister Platinum print 1905 8.6 x 11 inches |
| MAN
RAY 1890-1976 Kiki - Still from his film, Etoile de Mer Vintage silver print, 1928 4.5 x 5.75 inches Inscribed on the verso, Etoile de Mer / Man Ray Provenance: Galerie Theiry Marlot, Paris; Janet Lehr Inc. NY Literature: Vue 30 Janvier 1929, no. 46 illus; Man Ray Films Centre George Pompidou 1998 illus. |
| WATKINS,
CARLETON E 1829-1916 Yosemite; Album of 24 Mammoth Views,1868 |
| MAN
RAY 1890-1976 Nude (in two parts), 1935 Vintage silver print, 1935 6.25 x 4.5 and 5.12 x 4.5 inches Signed: Upper torso signed and dated, Man Ray 35 on the upper left and numbered I on the lower right; lower torso numbered II on the lower right Provenance: Private collector, SA |
| MAN
RAY 1890-1976 Mannequin designed by Joan Miro last surrealist Exd. 9 x 10.75 inches 22.22 x 27.3 cm |
| CAMERON,
JULIA MARGARET 1815-1879 Ianthe (Mrs Duckworth) Albumen print, 1867 14 x 9.75 inches 35.56 x 24 cm Signed and annotated beneath the photograph, Julia Margaret Cameron, From Life Provenance: Private collector, NY Literature: Wolf, Julia Margaret Cameron's Women |
CAMERON,
JULIA MARGARET 1815-1879 No.9 Inspired-Mrs Duckworth Albumen print, 1867 9 x 6.84 inches Titled lower right, in ink on the mount, No. 9 Inspired |
| HOMER,
WINSLOW 1836 -1910 Two Canoeists Lake St John, Quebec Silver print, 1895 12 inch diameter Provenance: Gift of the Artist to his sister in Townsend MA; Donated to theTownsend Historical Society; Christies NY; Janet Lehr Inc. |
| BARNARD,
GEORGE 1819-1902 Landscape Gold toned Albunem Print 1864 10 x 14 inches 25.4 x 35.56 cm |
| R.F. Hedaye 1933 Vintage silver print with black ink 9 x 6.5 inches |
R.F. Hedaye 1933 (second pair of bloomers) Vintage silver print with black ink 9 x 6.5 inches |
| JACKSON
WILLIAM HENRY Royal Gorge Albumen print 1880 16 x 20 inches |
CURATORS STATEMENT
The collecting passion of one man lay behind the creation of MAGNUM OPUS. MAGNUM OPUS is a History of Photography Collection worthy of a fine museum or magnificent private collection. Masterwork photographs of 19th and 20th century form this fully encompassing synoptic collection. These works were collected with the deep belief that:
the aesthetic of the image and the quality of the print are inextricably intertwined; that,
the photo-historical relevance and a general fascination for the place in art that this relatively new craft of photography have, greatly expand our understanding of the history of mankind; that,
photography fits within the schema of the broad field of art history; and that,
the ranks of photography's devotees are expanding rapidly.These concepts were not thoroughly developed when the collection was begun in 1975. I became the active catalyst crystallizing these ideas in the mind of its collector and nurtured these thoughts throughout the decade of collecting that followed, never allowing the collection to become a random assortment. I recognized that this might become the last great photography collection making so grand a sweep through the history of the media. All this was created with patience. Our collector's innate sense of refinement and developed connoisseurship made the process of creation a great pleasure for me.
Janet Lehr
Curator
Vintage and Modern Masterworks
891 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
By Appointment: 212 BU8 6234 or email
janetlehr@mindspring.com