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W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)
Lot 204

W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)

Sticks and Stones and Bits of Human Bones, Iwo Jima, 1945

Closed6 October 2011

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USD 6,875

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W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)
Sticks and Stones and Bits of Human Bones, Iwo Jima, 1945
gelatin silver print, printed later
notation 'WW-6-8' in pencil and Estate stamp (on the verso)
6 x 7¾in. (15.2 x 19.8cm.)

Acquired directly from the Estate of the artist

Specialist note

All praise to Gene Smith; for me, he is the paragon of the functional photographer. He attends his themes, he sees magnificently, and he prints beautifully. ANSEL ADAMS