John Maloof Collection, Chicago Acquired from the above by the present owner
Catalogue Essay
Vivian Maier Born 1926, New York Died 2009, Chicago
Selected museum exhibitions: Glenbow Museum, Calgary;Musée de l’Ancien Évêché, Grenoble, France (2019); Somerset House, London (2019); International Photography Hall of Fame, St. Louis (2018); Des Moines Art Center (2016); Arlington Museum of Art (2016); Museo D’Arte della Provincia di Nuoro (2015); Hasselblad Foundation, Gothenburg (2014); Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (2013); Chicago Cultural Center (2011) Selected public collections: University of Chicago
Unknown to the public during her lifetime, Vivian Maier’s powerful photographs have received tremendous international interest since they became known posthumously. The details of Maier’s life are scant: She was born in the Bronx, but spent most of her youth in France before returning to New York in 1951 and moving to Chicago in 1956, where she supported herself for most of life as a nanny. This striking photograph of children enjoying popsicles epitomizes Maier’s ability to capture the unguarded personalities of her subjects.
1954 signed, dated, numbered 15/15 in ink by John Maloof within the “Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of Maloof Collection” copyright stamp on the verso gelatin silver print, printed 2018 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.)
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NOMEN: American Women Artists from 1945 to Today
New York Selling Exhibition 19 June - 3 August 2019