Erwin Blumenfeld

Fashion Montage, New York

c. 1950

Vintage silver gelatin print mounted on card. Stamped 'Kalverstraat, Amsterdam'

Inscribed with date, stamped with ‘Photo Willy Ronis’ ink stamp, ‘11 rue Bargue’ and crossed out ‘7 rue Charbonniers’ ink stamps, and ‘signature obligatoire’ ink stamp on reverse

From a portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints from original Meatyard negatives (1959-71) Printed April 1974 Edition of 130 Credit stamp, verso 7 x 7.5 inches, image 15 x 12 inches, mount This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Meatyard took his definition of romance from The Devil’s Dictionary (1911) compiled by American writer Ambrose Bierce from the satirical pieces he published weekly in the late nineteenth century. The American grotesque of Bierce’s tall tales is here combined with Meatyard’s Surrealist inclinations and the European, particularly French, interest in primitive masks, perhaps with the intention of creating a parody of high art. Rather than sports fans, the stadium benches...

Gelatin silver print Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed by the artist, verso 16 x 20 inches, sheet size 12.25 x 18.25 inches, image size This photograph is offered by ClampArt, l...