21st Nov, 2025 17:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2025

 
Lot 63
 

ROBERT CAPA (1913–1954)
US troops landing on D-Day, Normandy, 6th June 1944

Sold for €3,600


Lot details

Start price: € 2,400

Estimate: € 4,000–5,000

English:

Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s on single-weight glossy Agfa paper, in good condition. Archive stamp of the Swiss publisher "Editions Rencontre" and various handwritten annotations on the reverse.

LITERATURE "Beachheads of Normandy", in: LIFE magazine, Vol. 16, No. 25, June 19, 1944, p. 27; Robert Capa, Slightly out of focus, New York 1947, p. 158; Robert Capa, Images of War, New York 1964, p. 106f.; Cornell Capa, Richard Whelan (ed.), Robert Capa. Photographs, New York 1985, p. 148f.; Richard Whelan, Robert Capa: Fotografien, Frankfurt 1996, p. 100; Richard Whelan (ed.), Robert Capa. The Definitive Collection, London 2001, p. 361.

Deutsch:

Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet in den 1970ern auf dünnem, glänzendem Agfa-Papier, in gutem Zustand. Rückseitig Archivstempel des Schweizer Verlags "Editions Rencontre" und diverse handschriftliche Vermerke. LITERATUR "Beachheads of Normandy", in: LIFE magazine, Vol. 16, No. 25, June 19, 1944, S. 27; Robert Capa, Slightly out of focus, New York 1947, S. 158; Robert Capa, Images of War, New York 1964, S. 106f.; Cornell Capa, Richard Whelan (Hg.), Robert Capa. Photographs, New York 1985, S. 148f.; Richard Whelan, Robert Capa: Fotografien, Frankfurt 1996, S. 100; Richard Whelan (Hg.), Robert Capa. The Definitive Collection, London 2001, S. 361.

Image Size: 14.5 x 22.8 cm