Live Auction 1985Photographs
W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)
Lot 455

W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)

Spanish Spinner, 1951

Closed11 April 2008

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USD 7,500

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W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)
Spanish Spinner, 1951
gelatin silver print
signed in pencil (on the verso)
13 5/8 x 9in. (34.5 x 23cm.)

From the artist;
to Mia Smith;
with Marjorie Neikrug, New York

Specialist note

This lot is accompanied by a letter, dated June 7, 1984 from Mia Smith to Marjorie Neikrug in which she states: 'This to confirm that the photograph of alternate version of 'The Spinner' from Spanish Village was photographed and printed by W. Eugene Smith and given to me as a gift in the 1950s. I believe he printed it when he returned from Spain.'