CAMERA WORK Number 4950

Sale 2146 - Lot 40

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Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 25,000

CAMERA WORK. Number 49/50. Edited by Alfred Stieglitz. With 11 modernist photogravures by paul strand. 4to, original gray wrappers, front cover partially detached, chipped; several leaves loose. in a boards box with strand's and stieglitz's handwritten notations. New York, 1917

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the rare final issue, and a wonderful association copy.
From the collection of Milton Brown, an art historian and friend of Strand's, who wrote several articles about his work; to a New York collector.

The last issue of "Camera Work," dedicated to Strand's modernist imagery. Attempts to clarify the number of subscribers to Stieglitz's fine art journal have been difficult to confirm. However, research has indicated that interest in the publication waned over the years, despite Stieglitz's grand attempts to cultivate a sophisticated fine art audience of American readers.

Each of the plates are printed on a wove paper and feature Strand's refined abstractions. There are two "aerial" views, New York rooftops and shadow of a structure; the iconic White Picket Fence; a dynamically skewed scene of striated shadows; overlapping bowls; and 6 compelling street portraits, that undoubtedly pay homage to his teacher, Lewis Hine.

Includes eight photogravures titled "Photograph--New York," and three titled "Photograph."