STIEGLITZ ALFRED What Do the Dickey Birds Lay

Sale 1925 - Lot 31

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Estimate: $ 9,000 - $ 12,000

STIEGLITZ, ALFRED<>
"What Do the Dickey Birds Lay". Lantern slide, approximately 3 1/4 inches square, masked to 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches, with Stieglitz's handwritten title, in pencil, and his "Alfred Stieglitz, New York" letterpress label. Circa 1890

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A very early work by Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), who was one of a handful of photographers who recognized the lantern slide's artistic potential and used it to advantage. The image was apparently produced during the period he worked in Europe, from 1887-1890, and demonstrates his accomplished use of the lantern slide's ability to capture subtle nuances of light. <