Sep 24, 2025 11:00 EST
Photographs & Contemporary Fine Art
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Eugene Atget, Balcon et Portail, 97 rue du Bae, Paris, circa 1890
ATGET, EUGENE (1857-1927)
[Balcon et Portail, 97 rue du Bae, Paris], circa 1890. Gelatin silver print, image 9 x 7 inches (230 x 172 mm), on slightly larger sensitized sheet. with title faintly visible on verso in pencil, possibly in Atget's italic hand, together with the plate number 38267. Slightly irregular upper margin, some minimal handling marks, old drying creases.
An attractive image, depicting a silversmith standing outside his shop.
Sold for $1,792
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
ATGET, EUGENE (1857-1927)
[Balcon et Portail, 97 rue du Bae, Paris], circa 1890. Gelatin silver print, image 9 x 7 inches (230 x 172 mm), on slightly larger sensitized sheet. with title faintly visible on verso in pencil, possibly in Atget's italic hand, together with the plate number 38267. Slightly irregular upper margin, some minimal handling marks, old drying creases.
An attractive image, depicting a silversmith standing outside his shop.
Auction: Photographs & Contemporary Fine Art, Sep 24, 2025
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Auction of Photographs on Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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Major 20th Century Images, Early Photography and Daguerreotypes
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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held its Photographs auction on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Featured were iconic images by some of the most renowned names in the history of photography from the early period of the medium up to the present day. Offerings include Fine Art, Early Photography, Travel Albums, Daguerreotypes and Photographic Literature.
One of the outstanding works was Irving Penn’s Young Orangutan and Coconut, New York, Oct 12, 2004, which sold for $10,240. This tender image is a poignant example of his later work, showcasing his enduring mastery in animal portraiture.
Order of Sale
Lots 1–13: 19th and early 20th century photography, including daguerreotypes, fine images by Edward Curtis, Southworth and Hawes, Thomas Easterly, Julia Margaret Cameron and Augustus Frederick Sherman.
Lots 14–101: 20th century photography, including four works by Henri Cartier-Bresson, and works by Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and a diverse range of other artists.
Lots 102–110: Contemporary photography, including Andreas Serrano, Joel Meyerowitz and others.
Contemporary Fine Art: Lots 111 - 208
The September 24 auction also offered affordable paintings, prints and sculpture spanning the post-war years to the present day. Read More
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