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Diane Arbus
Kids in the surf, Coney Island, N.Y.
Estimate
$25,000 - 35,000
Live 11 April, 11 AM ET
Lot Details
1958
Gelatin silver print, printed by Diane Arbus between 1958 and 1959, flush-mounted and mounted again.
5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (14.9 x 21.6 cm)
Secondary mount 10 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (26.7 x 35.2 cm)
Secondary mount 10 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (26.7 x 35.2 cm)
Signed by Diane Arbus in ink, stamped 'a diane arbus print,' signed by Doon Arbus, Executor, in ink, estate copyright credit, and reproduction limitation stamps on the reverse of the secondary mount. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from The Estate of Diane Arbus.
Created by the artist in the United States.
Created by the artist in the United States.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Condition Report
Provenance
Diane Arbus
American | B. 1923 D. 1971Transgressing traditional boundaries, Diane Arbus is known for her highly desirable, groundbreaking portraiture taken primarily in the American Northeast during the late 1950s and 1960s. Famous for establishing strong personal relationships with her subjects, Arbus' evocative images capture them in varied levels of intimacy. Whether in their living rooms or on the street, their surreal beauty transcends the common distance found in documentary photography.
Taken as a whole, Arbus' oeuvre presents the great diversity of American society — nudists, twins, babies, beauty queens and giants — while each distinct image brings the viewer into contact with an exceptional individual brought to light through Arbus' undeniable genius.