WEEGEE (1899 1968) The Critic

Sale 2406 - Lot 82

Price Realized: $ 12,500

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000

WEEGEE (1899-1968)
The Critic. Oversized silver print, 21 1/4x25 1/4 inches (54x64.1 cm.), flush mounted to a thick period board. 1943; apparently printed in the 1960s

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This image was revealed by Weegee's assistant, Louie Liotta, to have been a set-up; the woman at the far right of the frame, a regular at a Bowery bar, was brought to the Metropolitan Opera season opener by George Washington Kavanaugh and Lady Decies, at Weegee's request. An unusual presentation for Weegee, this large print may have been used for exhibition purposes.