Oct 15, 2020 - Sale 2547

Sale 2547 - Lot 119

Price Realized: $ 5,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500

EDWARD M. EGGLESTON (1882-1941)

ATLANTIC CITY / PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Circa 1935.


40x25 inches, 101 1/2x63 1/2 cm. O. Co., Clifton, N.J.
Condition A-: minor creases and restoration in margins.

Here, Eggleston's striking bathing beauty takes in the southern-facing aspect of the crowded beach and boardwalk. From her vantage point, on the beach in front of the Marlborough-Blenheim hotel, he is able to depict the Auditorium Convention Hall, and the Shelburne and Dennis hotels. Eggleston p. 24.