Pattern of Light and Shadow Under Elevated R.R. Looking Up, 1930

Details

SHERRIL SCHELL (1877-1964)
Pattern of Light and Shadow Under Elevated R.R. Looking Up, 1930
gelatin silver print
signed in pencil on mount; titled and numbered '39' in pencil on reverse of mount
12 x 9 1/8in. (30.5 x 23.2cm.)

Provenance

Phillips, New York, 4 October 1998, lot 97;
acquired by present owner.

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Lot Essay

Between 1929 and 1932, Schell produced a series of images of New York City conveying the visual excitement and new energy of the changing, modern metropolis. In 1932, Schell's photographs were included in 'Photographs of New York by New York Photographers' at the Julien Levy Gallery, a show which included works by a dozen photographers, including Berenice Abbott and Walker Evans.

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