Lot #1046: LEWIS HINE - Icarus, Empire State Building, New York - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Lewis Hine (American, 1874-1940).
Title: "Icarus, Empire State Building, New York".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed 1930/31. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 5/8 x 15 11/16 in. (295 x 398 mm). Image size: 9 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (241 x 300 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $1,200
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $1,800/2,000
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Full margins. Fine, quality printing. Fine condition.
Comment(s): One of Hine’s most famous images, and very rare. Lewis Wickes Hine was an American sociologist and photographer who used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs were instrumental in changing child labor laws in the United States. [27174-3-1200-NA]