Emmet Gowin
Concerning America and Alfred Stieglitz, and Myself. Richmond, Virginia: by the photographer, 1965.
Found at
Christies,
London
Photobooks, Lot 265
21. May - 21. May 2010
Photobooks, Lot 265
21. May - 21. May 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
EMMET GOWIN
Concerning America and Alfred Stieglitz, and Myself. Richmond, Virginia: by the photographer, 1965.
Folio (296 x 270mm). 14 black and white gelatin silver prints (all but one c.175 x c.117 mm or the reverse; the other 121 x 80 mm), mounted rectos only on card with printed captions. Bound as issued in the original illustrated card portfolio (lightly yellowed, light wear at the extremities). Provenance: Emmet Gowin (presentation inscription to:) -- Dr. Emmet W.S. Gowin and Mrs Lynden Grace Parker Gowin -- by descent to the consignor.
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY GOWIN TO HIS PARENTS: 'For my dear mother and father -- pax vobiscum [ie. Peace be with you]. May 1965. Emmet Gowin'. Gowin published Concerning America himself, while still a student, in an edition of just 100 copies. It comprises 14 vintage gelatin silver prints -- early images made between 1963 and '64 which have rarely been anthologized since. Gowin later wrote of these: 'from the beginning I wanted to make pictures so potent I would not need to say anything about them' (Emmet Gowin, New York: 1976). 'This youthful homage is probably at least as much about America and the seductive power of photography as it is about Stieglitz'; 'Gowin was already ambitious enough to make his book's cover another homage, this one to the original French edition of Frank's The Americans' (101 Books). 101 Books, pp.172-73.
Concerning America and Alfred Stieglitz, and Myself. Richmond, Virginia: by the photographer, 1965.
Folio (296 x 270mm). 14 black and white gelatin silver prints (all but one c.175 x c.117 mm or the reverse; the other 121 x 80 mm), mounted rectos only on card with printed captions. Bound as issued in the original illustrated card portfolio (lightly yellowed, light wear at the extremities). Provenance: Emmet Gowin (presentation inscription to:) -- Dr. Emmet W.S. Gowin and Mrs Lynden Grace Parker Gowin -- by descent to the consignor.
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY GOWIN TO HIS PARENTS: 'For my dear mother and father -- pax vobiscum [ie. Peace be with you]. May 1965. Emmet Gowin'. Gowin published Concerning America himself, while still a student, in an edition of just 100 copies. It comprises 14 vintage gelatin silver prints -- early images made between 1963 and '64 which have rarely been anthologized since. Gowin later wrote of these: 'from the beginning I wanted to make pictures so potent I would not need to say anything about them' (Emmet Gowin, New York: 1976). 'This youthful homage is probably at least as much about America and the seductive power of photography as it is about Stieglitz'; 'Gowin was already ambitious enough to make his book's cover another homage, this one to the original French edition of Frank's The Americans' (101 Books). 101 Books, pp.172-73.
A top price for Emmet Gowin
The work Concerning America and Alfred Stieglitz, and Myself. Richmond, Virginia: by the photographer, 1965. by Emmet Gowin was sold in the Photobooks auction at Christies in London in May 2010. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 39,650.00 (€ 46,455.48), 59% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Concerning America and Alfred Stieglitz, and Myself. Richmond, Virginia: by the photographer, 1965. the most expensive artwork by Emmet Gowin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Emmet Gowin
Die Arbeit Concerning America and Alfred Stieglitz, and Myself. Richmond, Virginia: by the photographer, 1965. von Emmet Gowin wurde im Mai 2010 in der Auktion Photobooks bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 39.650,00 (€ 46.455,48) und damit 59% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Concerning America and Alfred Stieglitz, and Myself. Richmond, Virginia: by the photographer, 1965. zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Emmet Gowin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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