Lot #84: HORST P. HORST - Calla Aethiopica - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Horst P. Horst (German/American, 1906 - 1999).
Title: "Calla Aethiopica [Phallic Lily]".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed 1945. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 7/16 x 11 7/8 in. (240 x 302 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.
Comment(s): According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a platinum print of this image is $114,000 realized at Christie's, New York, 4/23/2007, lot #44. Image copyright © The Estate of Horst P. Horst. [29621-2-600-NA]