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As of Sep 05, 2024

W. Smith

Lot 73017
The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
Gelatin silver print

15,3 x 13,0 in (38.7 x 33.0 cm)
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Lot 73017
The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
Gelatin silver print
15,3 x 13,0 in (38.7 x 33.0 cm)
Estimate: US$ 10,000 - 15,000
€ 9,000 - 14,000
Auction: 11 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Oct 01, 2024
Auction number: 8178
Auction name: Photographs Signature® Auction
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Lot Details
W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918-1978) The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946 Gelatin silver print 15-1/4 x 13 inches (38.7 x 33.0 cm) (image) 16-7/8 x 13-7/8 inches (sheet) Photographer's collection stamp, verso. Credited, titled, and dated on plaque affixed to mount recto. PROVENANCE: Stephen White Gallery, Los Angeles, California; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, Photographs, May 24, 2022, lot 73364; Private collection, acquired from the above. LITERATURE: The Family of Man, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1955, p. 192; W, S. Johnson, W. Eugene Smith: Master of the Photographic Essay, Aperture, New York, 1981, p. 125, cat. no. 21:001. G. Mora et al., W. Eugene Smith: Photographs 1934-1975, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1998, p. 287. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Stephen White Gallery, Los Angeles, California; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, Photographs, May 24, 2022, lot 73364; Private collection, acquired from the above.
Overall good condition. Scattered soft creases and indentations visible under raking light. A diagonal hard crease in the upper right corner, partly affecting the image. Minor discoloration and bumping to extreme edges and corners of sheet, not affecting the image. Sheet is matted and framed under glass measuring 28 x 21 inches.
Lot Details
W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918-1978) The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946 Gelatin silver print 15-1/4 x 13 inches (38.7 x 33.0 cm) (image) 16-7/8 x 13-7/8 inches (sheet) Photographer's collection stamp, verso. Credited, titled, and dated on plaque affixed to mount recto. PROVENANCE: Stephen White Gallery, Los Angeles, California; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, Photographs, May 24, 2022, lot 73364; Private collection, acquired from the above. LITERATURE: The Family of Man, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1955, p. 192; W, S. Johnson, W. Eugene Smith: Master of the Photographic Essay, Aperture, New York, 1981, p. 125, cat. no. 21:001. G. Mora et al., W. Eugene Smith: Photographs 1934-1975, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1998, p. 287. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Stephen White Gallery, Los Angeles, California; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, Photographs, May 24, 2022, lot 73364; Private collection, acquired from the above.
Overall good condition. Scattered soft creases and indentations visible under raking light. A diagonal hard crease in the upper right corner, partly affecting the image. Minor discoloration and bumping to extreme edges and corners of sheet, not affecting the image. Sheet is matted and framed under glass measuring 28 x 21 inches.
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