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TONI FRISSELL (1907-1988)
Lot 89

TONI FRISSELL (1907-1988)

Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida, 1947

Closed15 May 2008

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GBP 12,500

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TONI FRISSELL (1907-1988)
Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida, 1947
gelatin silver print
credited and dated with copyright insignia probably by photographer, copyright credit stamp, captioned 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and annotated in another hand, all in ink on verso
8 x 9¾in. (20.3 x 24.7cm.)

Christie's New York, 5 October 1995, lot 38;
acquired by present owner.

Specialist note

Frissell shot this mystical image in the underwater mermaid theatre at Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida. An avid sportswoman, her fashion shots were lauded for posing chic models in sporty, active scenarios.