Weegee
Murders Can Be Fun, 1940-1949
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
A Century of Art: Photographs from The Gerald Fineberg Collection, Lot 51A
19. Sep - 3. Oct 2023
A Century of Art: Photographs from The Gerald Fineberg Collection, Lot 51A
19. Sep - 3. Oct 2023
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: not available
Price realised: not available
Description
WEEGEE (1899–1968) Murders Can Be Fun, 1940-1949 two ferrotyped gelatin silver prints taped to paper, mounted on board annotated in ink (mount, recto); stamped 'WEEGEE THE FAMOUS', 'PHOTO REPRESENTATIVES' and 'FOTO PARADE' credits in ink (right image, vero) each image approximately 6 1 ⁄ 4 x 9 in. (15.8 x 22.8 cm.) each sheet approximately 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.) mount: 14 1 ⁄ 8 x 22 1 ⁄ 2 in. (35.8 x 57.1 cm.) secondary mount: 15 1 ⁄ 2 x 23 1 ⁄ 2 in. (39.3 x 59.6 cm.)