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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED CALIFORNIA COLLECTION Diane Arbus King and Queen of a senior citizens' dance, N.Y.C. 1970 Gelatin silver print. 15 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (40 x 38.7 cm) Stamped 'a diane arbus print', signed by Doon Arbus, Executor, in ink, copyright credit and reproduction limitation stamps on the verso. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from the Estate of Diane Arbus
Provenance Robert Miller Gallery, New York Literature Aperture, Diane Arbus n.p. Aperture, Diane Arbus Magazine Work, p. 146 Arbus, Sussman, Phillips, Selkirk and Rosenheim, Diane Arbus Revelations, p. 247 Green, American Photography: A Critical History 1945-Present, p. 196 The Museum of Modern Art, Diane Arbus n.p. Lee and Pultz, Diane Arbus Family Albums, pl. 20 Weski and Dexter, Cruel and Tender: The Real in the 20th-Century Photograph, pp. 235 and 256 Weski and Liesbrock, How You Look At It: Photographs of the 20th Century, p. 288 Esquire, May 1971, p. 11 New York Times Magazine, 5 November 5 1972, p. 38 Catalogue Essay Please reference the beginning of the afternoon session (lot 140) for an essay on this collection. Read More Artist Bio Diane Arbus American • 1923 - 1971 Transgressing traditional boundaries, Diane Arbus is known for her highly desirable, groundbreaking portraiture taken primarily in the American Northeast during the late 1950s and 1960s. Famous for establishing strong personal relationships with her subjects, Arbus' evocative images capture them in varied levels of intimacy. Whether in their living rooms or on the street, their surreal beauty transcends the common distance found in documentary photography. Taken as a whole, Arbus' oeuvre presents the great diversity of American society — nudists, twins, babies, beauty queens and giants — while each distinct image brings the viewer into contact with an exceptional individual brought to light through Arbus' undeniable genius. View More Works