Arthur ROTHSTEIN: A Bank that Failed, Kansas, 1936 / FSA /Silver Print/ Stamped

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Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985)A Bank that Failed, Southwest Kansas , 1936Gelatin silver print, printed later by the photographer"Arthur Rothstien" and Arthur Rothstein Estate stamp on verso; also titled & dated in Rothstein's hand on versoImage size: 10 1/8 x 10 ½ inchesPaper size: 14 x 11 inchesProvenance: The Estate of Arthur Rothstein (Grace Rothstein, wife)Condition: ExcellentAR175.03Retail: $2500Pricing Comparables :Swann Galleries, New York (May 21, 2015), Lot 222Dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936; silver print, 7.52 in. x 9.37 in., printed 1950s-60s; signed and inscribed in ink 'With warm regards', mount$ 2,250 USD /€ 2,022 EURSwann Galleries, New York (May 21, 2015), Lot 223Dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936; silver print, Printed c. 1980; Edition 299/300; signed & numbered '299/300' with pencil; hand-stamped collection stamp 'Grace Rothstein', verso;19.02 x 19.02 in.$ 2,750 USD / € 2,471 EURSkinner, Boston (January 23, 2015), Lot 139Artelia Bendolph, Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937; Gelatin silver print, printed later; Signed "Arthur Rothstein" in pencil below the image l.r., blindstamped "hp" below the image l.l., stamped "ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN/PHOTOGRAPHY/from the collection of GRACE ROTHSTEIN" in black ink on the verso l.r.; 8.86 x 12.01 in.$ 1,845 USD / € 1,646 EURVilla Grisebach Auktionen, Berlin (May 28, 2014) , Lot 2148Boy With Chicken, China, 1945; Later gelatin silver print; Signed in pencil in the margin lower right. On the reverse inscribed and numbered in pencil by further hands; 11.97 x 9.02 inches$ 2,549 USD / € 1,875 EURVilla Grisebach Auktionen, Berlin (May 28, 2014), Lot 2149Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936; Later gelatin silver print. Agfa paper; Signed in pencil in the margin lower right, dated and titled lower left. Stamp on the reverse: "ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN PHOTOGRAPH, from the collection of GRACE ROTHSTEIN" and numerical stamp. Inscribed and numbered in pencil by various hands; 14.84 x 14.84 in.$ 1,699 USD / € 1,250 EURHeritage Auctions, New York (April 05, 2014), Lot 74027Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936; Gelatin silver, printed before 1950; Notated '(109) 33P' in pencil mount recto; 'Fig. 7' with other pencil annotations verso; 7.62 x 9.63 inches$ 7,813 USD / € 5,701 EURVilla Grisebach Auktionen, Berlin (November 27, 2013), Lot 2109Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1938; gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, printed later; Signed in pencil in the margin lower right. On the reverse the stamp, ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN PHOTOGRAPH from the collection of GRACE ROTHSTEIN, there too dated (date of the photographic image), titled, inscribed and numbered in pencil by various hands; 9.69 x 12.99 inches$ 1,865 USD / € 1,375 EURSotheby's, New York (April 05, 2013), Lot 49Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936; ferrotyped gelatin silver print; The Farm Security Administration credit stamps, with typed caption, and number '4052-E' in pencil on the reverse; 7.52 x 7.52 inches; Provenance: Christie's New York, 5 April 1995, Sale 8126, Lot 43$ 16,250 USD / € 12,509 EURChristie's Sale 2543 Photographs, 5 April 2012, New York, Lot 38Dust Storm, Oklahoma, 1936 gelatin silver print, printed later signed in pencil (in the margin); titled and dated in pencil (on the verso) image: 10 x 10in. (25.3 x 25.3cm.) sheet: 14 x 11in.$2750Christie's Sale 2543 Photographs, 5 April 2012, New York, Lot 61'Rothstein' New York: Hyperion Press, 1981. 25 of 30 gelatin silver prints; each signed in ink (in the margin); image: each approximately 8 x 12in. (20.5 x 30.5cm.) or the reverse; sheet: each 11 x 14in. (28 x 35.4cm.); text inserts, numbered '34' in ink (on the list of plates); one of an edition of 50; clamshell folio case$10,625Christie's Sale 2524 Photographs Including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightw... read more

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