ATTRIBUTED TO RUDOLF KESSLER
Lot 40

ATTRIBUTED TO RUDOLF KESSLER

Shoes on shore, before 1933

Closed15 May 2008

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GBP 14,900

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ATTRIBUTED TO RUDOLF KESSLER
Shoes on shore, before 1933
gelatin silver print
credited, numbered '29', '538' [crossed out] in unknown hands in ink, graphite and red wax pencil respectively on verso
9½ x 7 1/8in. (24.2 x 20cm.)

As lot 27.

Specialist note

A rich variety of textures, a vertiginous vantage point, a shallow depth of field creating a softly graduated focus, and an exposure that treats alike both the solid and the fluid conspire to achieve a surprising and engaging image from an essentially commonplace subject. All credit to Kessler, whose personal story has eluded our investigations.