Lot #1226: ROBERT CAPA - Omaha Beach, Normandy, France: D-Day, June 6, 1944 - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Robert Capa (Hungarian, 1913-1954).
Title: "Omaha Beach, Normandy, France: D-Day, June 6, 1944 ["The Face in the Surf"] [medium format]".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed 1944. Printed 1968.
Dimensions: Overall size: 4 11/16 x 7 1/8 in. (119 x 181 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $600
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board.
Comment(s): This image is the most famous of the 11 surviving photographs taken by Capa on D-Day. In recent times these works have become known as “The Magnificent Eleven.” The soldier in the picture is generally considered to be Private First Class Huston (Hu) S. Riley, Section 2, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment. Image copyright © The International Center of Photography. [29285-1-600-NA]