Feb 10, 2003 - Sale 1959

Sale 1959 - Lot 50

Price Realized: $ 1,725
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
MORTENSEN, WILLIAM H.
Nude and umbrella. Red-toned silver print(?), 13½x10½ inches (34.3x26.7 cm.), tipped to a paper mount. 1930s
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This print is probably a "Metalchrome," Mortensen's own process. The red tones were obtained by toning the print in sepia then gold chloride. The result was crimson red that was brushed onto the surface.