16th Nov, 2024 20:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2024 at Fotografiska Shanghai

 
  Lot 27
 

DENNIS STOCK (1928–2010) | James Dean at the farm in Fairmount, Indiana, USA, February 1955
丹尼斯·斯托克 (1928–2010) | 詹姆斯·迪恩在印第安纳州费尔蒙特的农场,美国,1955年2月

Sold for €1,500


Lot details

Start price: € 1,200

Estimate: € 2,000–2,400

Start price: RMB 9,000

Estimate: RMB 15,000–18,000

Size: 35 x 23.5 cm

Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1960s on double-weight semi-matte paper, in very good condition. Photographer's agency stamp and handwritten negative number "56-7-32/20" in pencil and ink on the reverse. LITERATURE 'Moody New Star', in: LIFE magazine, March 7, 1955, p. 126.

James Dean, who had grown up at his uncle's farm after the early death of his mother, had been shaped by peasant Fairmount. Before this image was taken, Dean had finished filming "East of Eden", which was the basis for his meteoric fame and his image as an impetuous, melancholic rebel. The original negative number stamp refers to a wrong year of origin, inasmuch as Dean had a fatal accident in September 1955. Since this error can be found in all prints of this series distributed by Magnum, it is considered proof of authenticity. When Dean became a posthumous idol, this reportage also favoured Stocks career.

明胶银盐照片,1960年代印制在双重重量的半哑光纸上,状况非常好。摄影师的代理机构印章和手写的负片编号“56-7-32/20”用铅笔和墨水写在背面。 文献 《Moody New Star》,载于:LIFE杂志,1955年3月7日,第126页。詹姆斯·迪恩在母亲早逝后在他叔叔的农场长大,受到了农民费尔芒特的影响。在拍摄这张照片之前,迪恩刚刚完成了《伊甸园之东》的拍摄,这部电影是他迅速成名的基础,并塑造了他冲动、忧郁的叛逆形象。原始负片编号印章指向了错误的年份,因为迪恩在1955年9月发生了致命事故。由于这个错误在所有由马格南发行的这一系列的照片中都存在,因此被认为是真实性的证明。当迪恩成为死后偶像时,这篇报道也促进了斯托克的职业生涯。