Oct 22, 2009 - Sale 2191

Sale 2191 - Lot 80

Price Realized: $ 7,200
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,500
LOEFFLER, A.; RITZMANN, CHARLES (active 1890s-early 1900s).
Dynamic group of 32 images depicting bustling Brooklyn and manic Manhattan, including a spectacular view of Lower Manhattan, Luna Park in Coney Island, the crowded streets of Fifth Avenue, Broadway and West Street, the Flatiron Building, Statue of Liberty, elevated trains, and "May Parties" in Central Park. Silver prints (15) and printing-out-paper prints (17), approximately 7x9 inches (17.8x22.9 cm.), and the reverse, 14 (including 2 duplicates) with Loeffler's copyright in the negative, 15 with Ritzmann's hand stamp on verso and 3 uncredited; 12 of the Loeffler prints bear Ritzmann's credit. 1895-1908