Apr 20, 2017 - Sale 2443

Sale 2443 - Lot 218

Price Realized: $ 5,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
ELIOT PORTER (1901-1990)
Portfolio Two: Iceland. A stunning portfolio with 12 (of 12) photographs of the varied and lush flora and vibrant landscapes of Iceland. Dye transfer prints, the images measuring approximately 8 1/4x10 1/2 inches (21x26.7 cm.), and the reverse, the mounts 20x14 3/4 inches (50.8x37.5 cm.), each with Porter's Portfolio II: Iceland hand stamp, with the print number and set notation 7, in ink, on mount verso. Folio-sized blue cloth folder with the white stamped title; the colophon with Porter's signature and the edition notation 7/110; contents loose as issued. ONE OF 110 NUMBERED COPIES. Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1972; printed 1975

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Tarn and Cotton Grass, Fjardharheidhi Pinks on Glacial Moraine, Sotuh Coast Small Stream in Cinders, Skeljafell White Flowers in Black Ash Cliff, Breidhidalur Ice in Glacial Lake, Fjnllsarlon, South Coast Lichens on River Stones, South Coast Fractured Obsidian, Landmannalaugar Steam Vent, Landmannalaugar Sea-weed at Low Tide, Hellnar, Snaefellsnas Wind Eroded Voncanic Ash, Kleifarvatn Abandoned Farm, South Coast River Canyon Junction, Oxnadalsheidhi.

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