Portrait of Charles Coudert Nast, 1917

Details

Edward Steichen (1879-1973)
Portrait of Charles Coudert Nast, 1917
gelatin silver print, mounted on original brown paper, mounted on original buff paper
signed and dated in roman numerals in pencil (margin); annotations in pencil [illeg.] (mount, verso)
image: 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.5 x 19.5 cm.)
sheet: 11 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (29.9 x 24.5 cm.)
brown paper mount: 18 x 13 in. (45.8 x 33.1 cm.)
tertiary mount: 20 1/4 x 15 in. (51.5 x 38.2 cm.)

Provenance

The Collection of Natica Warburg (1905-1987), sister of Charles Coudert Nast (1904-1981) and wife of cellist and banking heir Gerald Warburg (1902-1971).

Special Notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

Charles Coudert Nast was the son of Condé Montrose Nast, the acclaimed founder of the publishing company that Steichen worked for throughout much of the 1920s, and Jeanne Clarisse Coudert, a set and costume designer. Trained both as a lawyer and a military man, Charles was general counsel of Condé Nast and previously the commanding general of the 42nd Infantry Division from 1957-1964.

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