Ted Shawn / Edwin F. Townsend / c. 1925,
Solarized gelatin silver print / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
On one wall, for example, one of the small photographs —
a solarized gelatin silver print with a mysterious abstract composition — is juxtaposed near a tall bronze wall relief.
Other highlights in the sale include a complete James Van Der Zee portfolio of 18 photographs taken 1905 to 1938 and printed by Richard Benson in 1974 (est. $ 15,000 - $ 20,000);
a solarized gelatin silver print, circa 1937, by Man Ray of Jane Clark, the wife of Sir Kenneth MacKenzie Clark (est. $ 12,000 - $ 18,000); and Dorothea Lange's Mended Stockings, San Francisco, 1934, printed c. 1960 (est. $ 10,000 - $ 15,000).
Not exact matches
In 2006, McCaw began making exposures on vintage
gelatin silver papers to create one - of - a-kind
solarized positive images.
Allison Somers, Ijen series, 2011, photographs taken in a sulfur mine, unique
solarized silver gelatin prints in custom welded angle - iron frames, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches each.
Top Image: Man Ray,
Solarized Portrait of Lee Miller, Paris, France, 1930, vintage
gelatin silver print, © Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris / Telimage — 2015
Leaves on Glass, Topanga Canyon, California, negative, 1952; print, 1960s, Edmund Teske,
gelatin silver duotone
solarized print.
Lisa Oppenheim Calendar, 1819 - 1874, 2013
Silver gelatin black and white photographs exposed and
solarized by firelight, toned photograms 50.5 x 57.7 inches (128.5 x 146.5 cm) Unique in a series
1908/2012 (Version VIII), 2012 black and white
silver gelatin photograph, exposed and
solarized by firelight 50 x 40 cm
1908/2012 (Tiled Version IV), 2012 black and white
silver gelatin photograph, exposed and
solarized by firelight 32.9 x 39.6 inches 83.5 x 100.5 cm
2011/2012 (Tiled Version II)
Silver gelatin b / w photograph on bromide paper, exposed and
solarized by firelight 37.4 x 46.5 inches
1908/2012 (Version VII), 2012 black and white
silver gelatin photograph, exposed and
solarized by firelight 50 x 40 cm