18th Nov, 2023 17:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2023

 
  Lot 45
 

ERICH LESSING (1923–2018)
The Clown Frank Billerbeck reading a pin-up magazine, Paris 1952

Sold for €800


Lot details

Start price: €800

Estimate: €1.200 - €1.600

English:

Vintage silver print on glossy single-weight paper, in very good condition. Photographer's "Magnum" agency stamp, also "Publifoto Milano" agency stamp and stamped "OA28578" on the reverse.

In memory of the great Magnum photographer Erich Lessing, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year, the Federal Chancellery is devoting an exhibition to Lessing's work.

Deutsch:

Vintage-Silbergelatineabzug auf glänzendem "single-weight" Papier, in sehr gutem Zustand. Rückseitig "Magnum"-Fotografenstempel, Agenturstempel "Publifoto Milano" und Nummernstempel "OA28578".

Zum Gedenken an den großen Magnum-Fotografen Erich Lessing, der dieses Jahr seinen 100. Geburtstag hätte, widmet das Bundeskanzleramt dem Werk von Lessing eine Ausstellung.

Size: 24,2 x 19,4 cm