Josef Sudek

Beskydy : Czech Mountains - Original Gelatin Silver Photograph, 1956

1956

Josef Sudek Prague Castle Original gelatin silver photography 10 x 8.5 cm (c. 3.9 x 3.1 in) Authenticated on the back by the workshop stamp (see picture) Excellent condition

Josef Sudek Forest of Mionsi 17, 1962 Original gelatin silver print 9 x 14 cm (c. 3.5 x 5.5 in) Dated on the back Signed on the back by Petr Helbich (the assistant of Josef Sudek an...

Josef Sudek Prague : Royal Gardens, 1976 Original gelatin silver print Hand signed in pencil in the lower right corner (see picture) Dated in pencil on the back (January 1976 - see ...

Josef Sudek Prague : Royal Garden, 1969 Original gelatin silver print Dated 1969 on the back (see picture) 12.5 x 16.5 cm (c. 4.7 x 6.3 in) Authenticated by the collection stamp on...

Josef Sudek Prague : National Theatre, 1963 Original gelatin silver print Hand signed in pencil in the lower right corner (see picture) 17 x 23 cm (c...

Josef Sudek Calvary Original gelatin silver photography Hand signed in pencil on the back (see picture) Printed in the 1940s 28.5 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 8.6 in) PROVENANCE : The Jan St...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency New York Times office in Paris (Wide World Photos.) Sled race in Central Park, New York, 1934. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography framed. Press Agency New York Times Office in Paris - Wide Wolrd Photos. Photographer: unknown. Title: Sled Race in Central Park, 1934. Provenance: Private collection. Frame Size: 20.63 in high (52.5 cm) x 16.75 in wide (42.5 cm) x 1.57 in deep (4 cm). Image Size: 5.51 in high (14.2 cm) x 7.48 in wide (19.8 cm). French typed legend, copyright credit, and ink stamp at the back that read: "Course de traineaux dans un parc a New York. Sur la neige qui recouvre les allées du Central Park Casino a new York, un groupe d'artistes a eu l'idée d'organiser une course de traineaux - voici une vue de la course - Photos NYT - NY 5/1/34 - SP." (Sled race in a New York park. On the snow covering the paths of the Central Park Casino in New York, a group of artists had the idea of ​​​​organizing a sled race - here is a view of the race - Photos NYT - NY 5/ 1 /34 - SP.) Note: The Central Park Casino, originally the Ladies' Refreshment Salon, was a restaurant in Central Park, near East 72nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The name of the building came from the Italian for "little house," but the Casino itself was never a gambling business. Originally, Calvert Vaux designed the building in 1862 as part of the Greensward Plan for Central Park. The original plan was a wooden chalet-style structure with a broad hip roof. Before construction began, however, Vaux decided that a more permanent building was needed. The following year, with the assistance of Edward C. Miller and Jacob Wrey Mould, the Casino was redesigned as a Gothic Revival stone structure. The building opened in early 1864 as a restaurant planned for unaccompanied female visitors to Central Park and was one of Central Park's three original restaurants. Soon, it was patronized by both men and women. The building that housed the Casino belonged to the City of New York, and the City often leased the Casino to independent operators. In the early 1920s, the Casino was rundown and renovated during the winter of 1921–1922. Jimmy Walker, mayor of New York City during the late 1920s, frequented the Casino and reportedly spent more time there than in New York City Hall. Besides entertaining elite guests in the restaurant, Walker had an office in the Casino and conducted city administration there while meeting with political cronies. In 1929, Walker terminated the lease of C.F. Zittel and allowed a friend, Sidney Solomon, to transform the Casino into one of New York's most expensive nightclubs. In February 1929, they released the new project. Solomon changed the Casino's interior using a design from Viennese designer Joseph Urban, though he kept the exterior mostly the same. The renovated Casino reopened on June 4, 1929. When the Great Depression hit four months after the Casino reopened, the nightclub faced increasing criticism for operating on city land while maintaining prices only the wealthiest New York residents could afford. In 1930, as part of the enforcement of Prohibition, the United States government raided the Casino and seized alcoholic beverages. Walker's successor, Fiorello H. La Guardia, and his parks commissioner Robert Moses, who held a vendetta against Walker, wanted to tear down the Casino to build a playground on the site. In 1934, Moses served an eviction order on the Casino's management. When the Parks Association of New York City objected...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Associated Press Photo. The Hudson River in New York during Navy Day in October 1945. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Poly-Press, Bonn, Germany. A view of Manhattan and the East River, circa 1975. Features: Original silver gelatin print photog...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Graphic House Inc, New York, and Atlantic Press, Paris. A busy diner in New York, circa 1950. Features: Original silver gelat...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...