May 03, 2010 - Sale 2213

Sale 2213 - Lot 91

Price Realized: $ 1,560
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
HERBERT LEUPIN (1916-1999) AGFA / PHOTOGRAPHIERE IN DEN FERIEN MIT. 1944.
50x35 1/2 inches, 127x90 cm. Art Institut Orell Fussli A. G., Zurich.
Condition A. Framed.
Leupin's earlier work is marked by his adherence to the prevailing realism of the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) in Switzerland. The genius of this image is not just the realistic style, but also that the train ticket serves the dual purpose; suggesting a holiday, while also letting people know how convenient film is to bring along (by showing how a box of film is the same size). Leupin p. 92.