Ireland 1954
Signed in ink lower right, editioned lower left
printed in 1954
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian and International Prints and Photography" held on Sun, Sep 22, 2024.
Lot 43
Lot 43
Estimate: CAD $600 - $750
Realised: CAD $448
Realised: CAD $448
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the portfolio Ten Photographers, compiled in 1978 by and for the Women's Campaign Fund in a limited edition of 75. Portfolio 41/75 is held by the Library of Congress (Washington), another is held by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Notes:
Inge Morath was born in Graz, Austria, in 1923. After World War II, Morath worked as a translator and journalist, and she met photographer Ernst Haas in post-war Vienna. They worked together for Heute magazine, often with Morath writing articles to accompany Haas' photos. In 1949 Morath was invited to join Magnum Photos, working mostly as an editor at first. In 1953 she was invited to join Magnum as a photographer and her work started appearing in publications such as Paris Match and Vogue. Morath's work has been featured in solo exhibitions around the world including Art Institute of Chicago, Union of Photojournalists (Moscow), Sala del Canal Museum (Mardid), Aperture Foundation (New York), Tokyo Museum of Photography, and Leica Gallery (New York). Inge Morath died in 2002, in New York.
From the portfolio Ten Photographers, compiled in 1978 by and for the Women's Campaign Fund in a limited edition of 75. Portfolio 41/75 is held by the Library of Congress (Washington), another is held by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Notes:
Inge Morath was born in Graz, Austria, in 1923. After World War II, Morath worked as a translator and journalist, and she met photographer Ernst Haas in post-war Vienna. They worked together for Heute magazine, often with Morath writing articles to accompany Haas' photos. In 1949 Morath was invited to join Magnum Photos, working mostly as an editor at first. In 1953 she was invited to join Magnum as a photographer and her work started appearing in publications such as Paris Match and Vogue. Morath's work has been featured in solo exhibitions around the world including Art Institute of Chicago, Union of Photojournalists (Moscow), Sala del Canal Museum (Mardid), Aperture Foundation (New York), Tokyo Museum of Photography, and Leica Gallery (New York). Inge Morath died in 2002, in New York.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.