Oct 15, 2007 - Sale 2124

Sale 2124 - Lot 101

Price Realized: $ 9,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
(BODYBUILDING)
Select group of 22 photographs of well-known bodybuilders from the collection of Sig Klein, featuring tony sansone, monroe brown, alonzo hanegan, bob harley, arthur dan durand, john garan, jim kirigen, walter lasky, frank leight, bobby pandour, bill raische, andre rouet, ron walker, henry 'milo' steinborn and unidentified figures; 4 are by Edwin Townsend and one each by Lon of New York and Gebbe. Silver prints, most are 13x10 inches (33x26.6 cm.), 5 are signed by the photographers on recto; one is inscribed, 6 are damaged; each photograph is in a period frame. 1920s-30s

Additional Details

The Townsend photos include: Tony Sansone, John Garan, Jim Kirigen, and Frank Leight. Gebbe's portrait is of Monroe Brown and the Lon picture is apparently Alonzo Hanagan.