Live Auction 16381An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks
HARRY CALLAHAN (1912–1999)
Lot 50

HARRY CALLAHAN (1912–1999)

Eleanor, Chicago, 1947

Closed5 October 2018

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USD 12,500

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HARRY CALLAHAN (1912–1999)
Eleanor, Chicago, 1947
gelatin silver contact print, printed probably 1950s
signed in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery label (frame backing board)
image: 4 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (11.4 x 7.3 cm.)
sheet: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.1 cm.)

Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York;
acquired from the above by the present owner, 1980s.

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She was innocent and I was innocent. I just try to photograph what I like. I thought she was beautiful. I intuitively photographed her. All my photography is innocent.
--Harry Callahan