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Auction or Sell a Berenice Abbott Photo for $30,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

ByNate D Sanders

FREE BERENICE ABBOTT PHOTO APPRAISAL.  Appraise, auction, authenticate, buy, consign or sell your single original Berenice Abbott photo for as high as $30,000 or more, please email your photos and description to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Los Angeles (http://www.NateDSanders.com).  Thanks.

Berenice Abbott Photo for Sale or for Auction

Here are some sales prices realized for an original Berenice Abbott photo and we can get up to this amount for you or more at our auction company, Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com):

An original Berenice Abbott photo, “Five Changing New York Photographs, 1935-1938″ sold for almost $30,000

An original Berenice Abbott photo, “New York Portfolio IV (Twelve Photographs), circa 1930″ sold for almost $20,000

An original Berenice Abbott photo, “New York at Night, 1932″ sold for over $10,000

An original Berenice Abbott photo, “Walkway, Manhattan Bridge, New York, 1936″ sold for almost $10,000

Herewith are some original photos that we at the Nate D. Sanders Auction Company have sold last year from the Alfred Eisenstaedt estate.  We are currently looking for Berenice Abbott photo graphs from the Berenice Abbott estate or from a Berenice Abbott photo private collection for our clients.  We offer high reserve prices to consignors.

Berenice Abbott Signed 14″ x 11″ Photograph of “Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery between Grand and Hester Streets”

Berenice Abbott signed silver gelatin print of “Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery between Grand and Hester Streets”, taken on 24 October 1935 and featured in her exhibition and book “Changing New York”. Semi-matte photo measures 14″ x 11″, signed in pencil on verso “Berenice Abbott”. Title of photo also written on verso with “PN 1655/14”. Some curling to edges, light ding to upper right corner, and small paper loss to lower left corner. Very good condition. Acquired by John Robert Tennant Sr., photographer for the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and then by descent to consignor. Sold for $1,900.

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Berenice Abbott Signed Photo Mat of Her Famous Portrait of James Joyce — Measures 16” x 20”

Berenice Abbott silver gelatin print of James Joyce, one of the most famous portraits of the author, taken in 1926 when Abbott was capturing all the notable artists, authors and tastemakers of Paris. Matte photo measures 10.75” x 13.25”, mounted to 16” x 20” board upon which Abbott signs in pencil, ”Berenice Abbott”. This specific image is the larger format of the photo, showing the cracked negative at upper right, sometimes cropped out and thereby removing Joyce’s left hand from the image; Abbott here, however, chose to display the entire image. Also with Abbott’s Maine address stamp on verso. Some discoloration to far edges of mat, otherwise near fine condition. Acquired by John Robert Tennant Sr., photographer for the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and then by descent to consignor.
Sold for $1,305.

Eugene Atget Berenice Abbott 16″ x 20″ Signed Photo

Berenice Abbott silver gelatin print of Eugene Atget, a pioneer of documentary photography and very influential to Abbott, who purchased many of Atget’s negatives after his death in order to make American photography enthusiasts aware of his work. This is one of Abbott’s earliest portrait photographs, taken in 1927 shortly before Atget’s death, who didn’t live to see the image. Semi-matte photo measures 10.625″ x 13.625″, mounted to 16″ x 20″ board upon which Abbott signs in pencil, “Berenice Abbott”. Also with Abbott’s Maine address stamp on verso. Some light discoloration to mat, overall in very good condition. Acquired by John Robert Tennant Sr., photographer for the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and then by descent to consignor. Sold for $1,013.

Berenice Abbott 15.75” x 19.75” Photograph of ”Collision of Two Balls”

Berenice Abbott silver gelatin print of ”Collision of Two Balls”, from her suite of photographs taken in 1958-1960 used for a physics textbook. This photograph, showing two balls before and after they collide, was taken with a stroboscopic camera, and is unique in that the video of the collision would show the same movement whether played in forward or reverse. Glossy photo measures 15.75” x 19.75”, with Abbott’s Maine address stamp to verso. Minor wear throughout, more so to lower left corner, overall in very good condition. Acquired by John Robert Tennant Sr., photographer for the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and then by descent to consignor. Sold for $889.

Berenice Abbott Signed 14” x 11” Photograph of ”Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery between Grand and Hester Streets”

Berenice Abbott signed silver gelatin print of ”Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery between Grand and Hester Streets”, taken on 24 October 1935 and featured in her exhibition and book ”Changing New York”. Semi-matte photo measures 14” x 11”, signed in pencil on verso ”Berenice Abbott”. Title of photo also written on verso with ”PN 1655/28”. Some curling to edges, and light edge wear, mostly to lower left corner. Very good to near fine condition. Acquired by John Robert Tennant Sr., photographer for the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and then by descent to consignor. Sold for $889.

FREE APPRAISAL. Appraise, auction, authenticate, buy, consign or sell your single original Berenice Abbott photo for as high as $30,000 or more, please email your photos and description to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Los Angeles (http://www.NateDSanders.com). Thank you.