signed, inscribed "Chicago" and dated 1949 within the lower margin; titled and dated on a label on the reverse
14.5 × 18.25 in (36.8 × 46.4 cm) (image)
Auction Estimate:$800 - $1,000
Sale date:March 11 - 25, 2025
Price Realized
$1,968
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Light Gallery, New York
The Collection of Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
Phillips, auction, New York, 26 April, 2003, lot 33
Private Collection, New York
Christie's auction, New York Tuesday, 6 October 2015, lot 173
Estate of Robert Noakes
Aaron Siskind preferred to capture photographs in dialogue with the abstract expressionist painters of post-war New York, whom he was connected to. He was looking to go beyond documentary photography and capture recognizable objects. Graffiti on walls, chalk, and peeling paint and paper comprised the abstract images Siskind produced and would further help to develop the art form of photography.
