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ABBOTT, BERENICE (1898-1991) Pennsylvania Station [Interior],

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ABBOTT, BERENICE (1898-1991) Pennsylvania Station [Interior],

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Lot 4
ABBOTT, BERENICE (1898-1991) Pennsylvania Station [Interior],
[July 13, 1934], likely vintage and certainly early. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (241 x 191 mm), verso signed in pencil, titled 'Pennsylvania Station (Gare)' and annotated 'Photo/ Berenice Abbott/ 44 West 9th Street/ N.Y.C.' in ink. Corners with losses and some creasing.
Arguably Abbott's best-known and best-loved image, this is rare in vintage state. Abbott Berenice Abbott: Photographs, p. 100; Commerce Graphics Ltd, Inc. Berenice Abbott, n.p. there dated circa 1934; O'Neal Berenice Abbott: American Photographer, pp. 102-105 for variants. Provenance: Dr. Anthony Terrana
Sold April 3, 2013 by Phillips New York to the present owner.

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Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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