May 16 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2669 -

Sale 2669 - Lot 68

Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
JESSIE TARBOX BEALS (1870-1942)
Louise Allison Studio, Sheridan Square, Greenwich Village. Silver print, the image measuring 3½x5 inches (8.9x12.7 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Beals' credit and title in the negative, and an "Alexander Alland Collection" stamp with her credit on verso. Circa 1910-17

The full caption reads: The touch of magic has transformed a place of utility - a butcher shop - into a charming bit of form and color where Louise Allison dyes her filmy veils in Sheridan Square, Greenwich Village, New York.