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BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991)
Lot 130 THE CAROL CARLISLE COLLECTION

BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991)

New York at Night, 1932

Closed3 October 2013

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USD 87,500

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BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991)
New York at Night, 1932
gelatin silver print
titled 'Night View', dated 'c. 1934', annotated (crossed out) 'Midtown, Manhattan (Evening)' in pencil and Commerce Street credit stamp (on the verso)
image/sheet: 13 x 10½in. (33 x 26.6cm.)

Specialist note

'From the top of the then-new Empire State Building, Berenice Abbott made this long time exposure in 1932. The Sixth Avenue el, demolished before World War II, is visible in the foreground. The picture has remained one of the classic images of New York City, and has been reproduced many times.' - Photography Annual