May 16 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2669 -

Sale 2669 - Lot 48

Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
PETER SEKAER (1901-1950)
New Orleans. Silver print, the image measuring 9⅜x6⅝ inches (23.8x16.8 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Elisabeth Sekaer Rothschild's signature, date, and notation "This is an original photograph by Peter Sekaer" in pencil on verso. Circa 1936

This photograph was part of the exhibition Peter Sekaer: An Untold Story organized by Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York in 2010. It offers a poignant record of Depression-era America.