Lot #746: DIANE ARBUS - Xmas Tree in a Living Room in Levittown, Long Island, N.Y - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971).
Title: "Xmas Tree in a Living Room in Levittown, Long Island, N.Y".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed 1963. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 8 x 8 1/4 in. (203 x 210 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $800
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $1,200/1,500
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition size unspecified, presumed very 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 silver print of this scarce image is $204,000 realized at Christie's, New York, 10/12/2005, lot #71. Arbus’s direct, confrontational approach to photography meant that her subjects did not always like their portraits. After seeing his, the writer Norman Mailer famously said, "giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child. Image copyright © The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC. [29598-2-800-NA]