AARON SISKIND (1903 1991) Boys Head Harlem

Sale 2406 - Lot 74

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AARON SISKIND (1903-1991)
Boy's Head, Harlem. Silver print, 8 1/2x9 inches (21.6x22.9 cm.), sheet size 14x11 inches (35.6x27.9 cm.), with Siskind's signature and date, in pencil, and additional notations, also in pencil, in an unknown hand, on verso. 1932; printed late 1960s-early 70s

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From the Collection of John Cleary; to a Private New York Collector.

This early picture was made during the eight-year period (1932-40) in which Siskind created his Harlem Document series. The images result in a loose narrative flow that moves from street scenes to domestic settings, bringing the viewer progressively farther "inside" the Harlem community.