Oct 19, 2004 - Sale 2017

Sale 2017 - Lot 276

Price Realized: $ 1,725
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
LOENGARD, JOHN (1934- )
Georgia O'Keeffe holds a stone she "stole" from Eliot Porter, Abiquiu, New Mexico. Silver print, 11x161/2 inches (27.9x41.9 cm.), with Loengard's signature, in ink, on recto. 1966; printed 1970s
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According to Porter, he and O'Keeffe were walking in Glen Canyon where O'Keeffe would scour the riverbed for stones such as the one she is holding in this image. To her dismay, Porter found the perfect stone and kept it for himself. The next time O'Keeffe came to visit, Porter and his wife Alene discreetly placed the stone in a spot they were sure O'Keeffe would notice it. Sure enough, the stone had disappeared by the time O'Keeffe left. The next time Porter saw it, it was in this photograph, which was published in LIFE magazine.