Apr 27, 2023 - Sale 2634

Sale 2634 - Lot 274

Unsold
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
JOSEF SUDEK (1896-1976)
A selection of 10 photographs from the portfolio Svaty Vit [Saubt Vitus], Saint-Guy. With 10 (of 15) photographs from the portfolio, all depicting Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague, including both sculptural details, overall sun-drenched interior views, and one exterior perspective. Silver prints, the images measuring 11 1/2x9 inches (29.2x22.9 cm.), and slightly smaller, the mounts 19 3/4x15 1/2 inches (50.2x39.4 cm.). Folio-sized black paper with folding flaps and ties, cover detached; the printed title, plate list, introduction by Jaroslav Durych in Czech and French, and the colophon, with Sudek's and Durych's signatures and the edition notation 59 in ink; contents loose as issued. FROM AN EDITION OF 120. Prague: Drustevní práce, 1928