Arnold Genthe Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Arnold Genthe Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 05, 2024
GENTHE, ARNOLD (1869-1942), *ATTRIBUTED TO. THREE AINU CHILDREN
Est: €100 - €200
Gelatin silver print w. matte surface, approx. 22.3 x 17.5 cm. Annot. in pencil verso, unknown hand. Under passepartout. Crease bottom left, silvering, min. dam. around edges. *This photograph was taken during Genthe's 1908 trip Japan. The Ainu are an indigenous people of northern Japan.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Dec. 05, 2024
GENTHE, ARNOLD (1869-1942), *ATTRIBUTED TO. TWO BIRDS, ISLAND OF YEZO, JAPAN
Est: €80 - €150
Gelatin silver print w. matte surface, approx. 18.5 x 22 cm. Annotations in unknown hand in pencil verso. Under passe-partout. On the reverse of the passe-partout, handwritten notes indicate the photographer's name and states that the piece was previously auctioned at Sotheby's. Crease bottom left and top right, silvering, minor wear around edges.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Sep. 29, 2024
Early Photography - Arnold Genthe - Soldiers
Est: $600 - $900
Antique Photography by Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) a German American Photographer featuring two photos of German/ British Navy Officer's, the largest frame measures 16" x 14" and holds what appears to be an antique Gelatin Dry Plate hand painted Lantern Slide which does show the expected silver deterioration, the smaller photo of the German Soldier is a Gelatin silver print
California Auctioneers
Sep. 13, 2024
Arnold Genthe Photographic Prints of Isadora Duncan
Est: $200 - $300
Arnold Genthe Photographic Prints of Isadora Duncan reproduced from the Collection of the Library of Congress, photo #11 and photo #13. framed
Link Auction Galleries
Feb. 15, 2024
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942) Modern Torso.
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942) Modern Torso. Silver print, the image measuring 13⅛x9 inches (33.3x23 cm.), the mount 18x14 inches (45.7x35.6 cm.), with Genthe's signature and notation "N.Y." in pencil on mount recto. 1918 Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 18, 2023
San Francisco Earthquake, City Hall in Ruins
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arnold Genthe 1869 - 1942 gelatin silver print, stamped 'Arnold Genthe' on the reverse, framed, a Robert Koch Gallery label on the reverse, 1906 image: 7¼ by 9⅜ in. (18.4 by 24.4 cm.) frame: 16¾ by 20¾ in. (42.5 by 52.7 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 18, 2023
Isadora Duncan, New York
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Arnold Genthe 1869 - 1942 gelatin silver print, mounted, signed and annotated 'N.Y.' in ink on the mount, 1920; accompanied by a Michael Shapiro label image: 7 by 9½ in. (17.8 by 24.1 cm.)
Sotheby's
Dec. 15, 2023
Arnold Genthe's portrait of Greta Garbo
Est: $800 - $1,500
[GARBO, GRETA] GENTHE, ARNOLD. [Greta Garbo, 1925]. Gelatin silver print on original card mount, 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches (240 x 185 mm), signed by Genthe and notated "NY" in pencil. Framed. Several small indentations noted in raking light, not breaking the emulsion, some silvering.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 19, 2023
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Untitled (Children at street corner, Chinatown,) c. 1900
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Untitled (Children at street corner, Chinatown,) c. 1900 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1900, signed, titled and dated in pencil on the mount. image: 9 1/2 x 13 1/8in. (24.1 x 33.3cm.); mount: 14 x 18in. (35.6 x 45.8cm.) Provenance: With Allan Klotz Gallery, New York, acquired 2014 The beauty of old Chinatown appealed equally to the plain citizen... and to the artist. From every doorway flashed out a group, an arrangement, which suggested the Flemish masters. ARNOLD GENTHE
Hindman
Oct. 10, 2023
Arnold Genthe, Harbour of Rhodes (greeting card)
Est: $700 - $900
Arnold Genthe Harbour of Rhodes (greeting card) c. 1930 / c. 1932 silver gelatin print 2.875 h x 3.875 w in (7 x 10 cm) Signed and titled to lower edge 'Arnold Genthe NY Harbour of Rhodes'. Signed and inscribed to verso 'Christmas Greetings from Arnold Genthe'. Provenance: Collection of Ron Delong Studio & Gallery 2908, Slatington, PA Literature: The Magic Image: The Genius of Photography from 1839 to the Present Day, Beaton and Buckland, pg. 139 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 25, 2023
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942).
Est: $200 - $300
Artist: Arnold Genthe (1869-1942). Title/Description: Full-length portrait of Xavier Martinez. Signature: Unsigned. Inscription: Signed/inscribed by Martinez, to "Hopper" (James M. Hopper, 1876-1956). Verso: "prop. James Hopper". Date Created: c. Early 1900s. Medium/Ground: Photograph. Size: 9 1/2in x 5 3/8in. Condition: Printing flaw above eye; some fading; pinholes; scratch/loss at bottom. Journalist/author James Hopper was a member of the Bohemian Club and Coppa's crowd, along with Martinez and Genthe, and he was one of the founding figures of the Carmel art colony. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).
Turner Auctions + Appraisals
Jan. 24, 2023
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942) PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
Est: $50 - $1,000
Silver print of a young woman in headwrap. Tipped to backing at top. Inscription underneath "Photo by Arnold Genthe." Unknown sitter. Dimensions: (Photograph) H 8.25" x W 6" Condition: Photo with a few edge nicks. Matting with toning.
Westport Auction
Dec. 15, 2022
Arnold Genthe (German-American, 1869 - 1942)
Est: $300 - $500
Gelatin silver prints. Seven photographs. Most are hand signed in ink. One is annotated: "Anna." 9 3/4 x 7 in (largest).
Vallot Auctioneers
Oct. 06, 2022
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942); Courtyard with Cat, New Orleans, Louisiana;
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Courtyard with Cat, New Orleans, Louisiana, c. 1900- 1925 Gelatin silver print, signed in ink on the left below the image. 13 x 10in (33 x 25.9cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Aug. 23, 2022
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942); Cloisters of San Jose Mission;
Est: $800 - $1,200
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Cloisters of San Jose Mission, 1899 Gelatin silver print, Signature in pencil in the margin. 4 X 3in (10.2 x 7.6cm) sheet 11 x 8 1/4in (27.9 x 21cm), mount 11 3/4 x 9in (29.8 x 22.7cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Aug. 09, 2022
Lot of 3 Framed Black & White Photographs
Est: $100 - $200
1) Arnold Genthe (American, 1869-1942), "Edna St. Vincent Millay at Mitchell Kennerley's house in Mamaroneck, New York", 1914, photograph depicts the young poet Millay near the center, branches with budding flowers frame her face gracefully, housed in a fluted wooden frame with decorative corner pieces, 3 2/3" x 5 2/3" sight, 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" framed. 2) Early 20th century photograph of a woman rider beside her horse, housed in wooden frame, 5 1/2" x 9 1/2" sight, 7" x 11" framed. 3) Early 20th century photograph of a long-haired piper, sitting spritely in the woods, housed in a wooden frame, 6 1/2" x 11 1/2" sight, 8" x 13" framed.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
May. 22, 2022
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942)
Est: $100 - $200
"Portrait of Edward H. Sothern as 'Romeo' from (Romeo "; c. 1920; Platinum Print Dry Mounted onto Mat-Board; 8.5" x 7"; Signed Lower Left; Unsigned; Provenance: From the Estate of Marcuse "Cusie" Pfeifer (1936 - 2020).
James Cox Gallery
Apr. 27, 2022
Arnold Genthe 1869-1942 Photograph Portrait SIGNED
Est: $100 - $1,000
Silver gelatin photo, circa 1900. Portrait of young female. Signed ARNOLD GENTHE NY in ink to lower left. Accompanied with (1) 35." x 3.5" channel 13 auction card with address, and (1) 4.5" x 6.5 black and white art post card. Photograph is sold unframed 10 x 7.25., SHIPPING Hill Auction Gallery offers in-house contiguous USA domestic shipping for $45 plus insurance. Gallery will refer third party shippers for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com.
Hill Auction Gallery
Feb. 20, 2022
Photographs, Arnold Genthe
Est: $400 - $600
(lot of 3) Arnold Genthe (American, 1869-1942), Untitleds (Portrait of a Military Figure, Portrait of a Lady, Portrait of a Young Girl), gelatin silver prints, each signed lower left, images: 9"h x 6"w/10"h x 5"w/9"h x 7"w. Provenance: From the Estate of Edan Hughes (San Francisco, CA)
Clars Auctions
Jan. 27, 2022
Arnold Genthe, Greta Garbo
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Arnold Genthe Greta Garbo c. 1920 gelatin silver print 12.5 h × 9.5 w in (32 × 24 cm) Signed to lower edge of backing sheet 'Genthe N.Y.'. Provenance: Houk Friedman, New York | Acquired from the previous in 1992, Private Collection, Chicago | Thence by descent This work will ship from Wright in Chicago, Illinois. condition: Photo has been laid to a sheet that has yellowed and become slightly brittle with age showing minor wear to edges and creases to corners. This sheet has been archivally mounted in frame. Photograph shows silvering in dark tones around edges when viewed in raking light. Few small points of surface wear with touch up visible under close scrutiny. Image presents well. Framed behind glass measuring 24 x 20 x 1 inches.
Wright
Jan. 16, 2022
Photographs, Arnold Genthe
Est: $600 - $900
(lot of 3) Arnold Genthe (American, 1869-1942), Untitleds (Portrait of a Military Figure, Portrait of a Lady, Portrait of a Young Girl), gelatin silver prints, each signed lower left, images: 9"h x 6"w/10"h x 5"w/9"h x 7"w. Provenance: From the Estate of Edan Hughes (San Francisco, CA)
Clars Auctions
Nov. 18, 2021
Arnold Genthe (American, 1869-1942), "Isadora Duncan"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Arnold Genthe (American, 1869-1942) "Isadora Duncan" gelatin silver print signed in print lower right. Matted, glazed and framed. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", framed 23" x 20" Provenance: Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2021
Genthe, Arnold
Est: $100 - $200
Genthe, Arnold , Impressions of Old New Orleans; a Book of Pictures, New York, George Doran, 1926, with 101 plates, introduction by Grace King
Neal Auction Company
Oct. 06, 2021
Arnold Genthe, Greta Garbo
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Arnold Genthe Greta Garbo c. 1920 gelatin silver print sight: 12.5 h × 9.5 w in (32 × 24 cm) Signed to lower edge of backing 'Genthe N.Y.'. Provenance: Houk Friedman Gallery | Acquired from the previous in 1992, Private Collection, Chicago | Thence by descent This work will ship from Wright in Chicago, Illinois. condition: Photo has been laid down to a sheet that has yellowed and become slightly brittle with age showing minor wear to edges and creases to corners. This sheet has been archivally mounted in frame. Photograph shows silvering in dark tones around edges when viewed in raking light. Few small points of surface wear with touch up visible under close scrutiny. Image presents well. Framed behind glass measuring 24 x 20 x 1 inches.
Wright
Mar. 11, 2021
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942) Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942) Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. Silver print, the image measuring 12 3/4x9 1/4 inches (32.4x23.5 cm.), the mount 18x14 inches (45.7x35.6 cm.), with Genthe's signature and notation N.Y., in pencil, on mount recto. Circa 1908
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 21, 2021
Photograph, Arnold Genthe
Est: $500 - $700
Arnold Genthe (American, 1869-1942), "Riviera Fishnets," gelatin silver print, signed lower left, titled lower right, image/sheet: 13"h x 9.25"w, overall (with frame): 16.75"h x 12.5"w
Clars Auctions
Feb. 06, 2021
ARNOLD GENTHE Temple of Apollo Corinth
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
ARNOLD GENTHE, Apollo Temple of Corinth, 1929-30, 12.5x9.5" gelatin silver print, Printed c. 1930, signed and titled in pencil on mount recto below print: Arnold Genthe N.Y. / The Temple of Apollo of Corinth, inscribed in pencil on mount verso: P2 6, 24 A beautiful vintage print. arly in life, Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) wished to become an artist. However, the distinguished German painter Adolph Menzel, his mother's cousin, discouraged the youth from studying art. Hoping to instead pursue a teaching career like that of his father, Genthe entered the university in Jena. In 1895 he accepted an offer to tutor the young son of Baron F. Heinrich von Schroeder when the family moved to San Francisco. Thus began a new life for Genthe in America. Genthe's first photographs were made while in the employ of the von Schroeders to illustrate his letters home. With a hand-held camera fitted with a Zeiss lens, he wandered the streets of San Francisco. Like other amateurs, he soon joined the city's camera club to gain access to better equipment and the use of a studio for portraiture. Although he began as an amateur, Genthe soon moved into professional work. He exhibited with art photographers and published his photographs in books and popular magazines. Genthe opened his first portrait photography studio in San Francisco in 1898 and became very active in the city's cultural and social milieu. Even when the San Francisco earthquake and fire in 1906 destroyed Genthe's studio, equipment, books, and art collection, he used a borrowed camera to document the events as they unfolded. Undaunted, Genthe soon opened another studio and began experiments with the new autochrome color process. By 1911 Genthe had cemented his reputation as "dean of idealistic impressionism on the west coast," in the words of colleague Annie Brigman. In that year he left San Francisco for new opportunities in New York. As in San Francisco, Genthe's considerable erudition and savoir faire afforded him access to New York's most important personalities and visiting luminaries. From the 1910s through the 1930s, he thrived as a professional portrait photographer. Genthe enhanced his national reputation by publishing photographs in books on San Francisco's Chinatown (1908), New Orleans (1926), and the dance (1916 and 1929). Credit: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/agc/background.html
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Nov. 13, 2020
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Japon, c. 1910.
Est: €800 - €1,200
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Japon, c. 1910. Beach scene with gate structure. Village at foot of mountain next to water. Two people working in rice fields. Trois (3) épreuves argentiques d’époque. Annotations et tampon-signature en rouge aux versos. Étiquettes tapuscrites de l’exposition du Staten Island Museum (1975) aux versos des passe-partout. Format moyen : 20 x 25 cm Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Japon, c. 1910. Beach scene with gate structure. Village at foot of mountain next to water. Two people working in rice fields. Three vintage gelatin silver prints. Annotations and red signature stamp on verso. Typewritten label of the Staten Island Museum exhibition (1975) on verso of the passe-partout. Average size: 20 x 25 cm.
Ader
Nov. 13, 2020
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Japon, c. 1910.
Est: €600 - €800
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Japon, c. 1910. Japanese Child at Balcony Railing. Épreuve argentique d’époque. Annotations et tampon-signature en rouge au verso. Étiquette tapuscrite de l’exposition du Staten Island Museum (1975) au verso du passe-partout. 35,5 x 28 cm Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) Japon, c. 1910. Japanese Child at Balcony Railing. Vintage gelatin silver print. Annotations and red signature-stamp on verso. Typewritten label from the Staten Island Museum exhibition (1975) on the back of the mount. 35.5 x 28 cm
Ader
Nov. 12, 2020
Arnold Genthe, Navajo, Mesa Encantada, c. 1905
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Arnold Genthe, Mesa Encantada (Navajo), c. 1905, Vintage gelatin silver print, 8" x 10", framed. Signed on recto. Inscribed in pencil on verso: "Mesa Encantada near Acoma - Given by A. Genthe & Freddy Schmika[?] in San Francisco - Prize photo at London". Label with "Navajo" in pen affixed to verso.
Keith Delellis Gallery LLC
Oct. 22, 2020
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942) Theatre of Epidaurus.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942) Theatre of Epidaurus. Silver bromide print, the image measuring 9 7/8x13 1/4 inches (25.1x33.7 cm.), the mount 13x16 1/4 inches (33x41.3 cm.), with Genthe's signature, title, and notation N.Y., in pencil, on mount recto. 1929-30
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 10, 2020
GENTHE, Arnold (1869–1942). Old Chinatown: A Book of Pictur...
Est: $200 - $400
GENTHE, Arnold (1869–1942). Old Chinatown: A Book of Pictures. New York: Mitchell Kennerly, 1913. 8vo. Second edition expanded from Genthe’s 1908 classic volume of photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown as it was before the 1906 earthquake. Text by Will Irwin. Illustrated with halftone photographs by Genthe. Publisher’s black cloth stamped in gilt and red, original dust jacket (chipping to edges of jacket and with few pale stains). Provenance: bookplate of Anna Reginalda Bolan, former head of The Field Museum’s roentgenology division between 1926 and 1932. A BRIGHT COPY IN A RARE DUST JACKET.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Jun. 26, 2020
Arnold Genthe, Mary Pickford. Vintage platinum print
Est: $500 - $800
Arnold Genthe, Mary Pickford. 9 ½ x 7 ¾ -inch vintage platinum print on lightly textured paper on the original 11 1/8 x 9 ½ inch mount, signed by Genthe in pencil beneath the print. The mount is dark gray so the small signature does not stand out. Genthe (1869 – 1942) was a major photographer. A large body of his work is held by the Library of Congress. Pickford (Canada 1892- 1979) was known as “America’s Sweetheart.” She began as a very popular child actress and continued a long career. She was one of the founders of United Artists, along with D.W. Griffith, Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks. She married Fairbanks and as “Pickfair” they were a popular couple in the worlds of movies, art and society. Here is a link to a PDF that makes it easy to browse the offerings.
Be-Hold
May. 17, 2020
ARNOLD GENTHE - Portrait of Robert T. Brien, 1899
Est: $600 - $800
This trimmed, unmounted print is the only known example. Signed, titled and dated in ink print recto "Robert T. Brien / Oct. 11/99 / Arnold Genthe”.
Seagrave Gallery
Mar. 05, 2020
Genthe's The Book of the Dance, 1916
Est: $200 - $300
Heading: (Pictorialism) Author: Genthe, Arnold Title: The Book of the Dance Place Published: New York Publisher:Mitchell Kennerley Date Published: [1916] Description: With over 100 half-tones from photographs by Arnold Genthe in b&w and 6 in color illustrating all schools of the Dance. 26.3x18 cm (10¼x7"), original green cloth lettered in gilt with a gilt cover vignette of a dancer. First Edition. Includes images of Isadora Duncan, Anna Pavlova, Ruth St. Denis, and other notable dancers of the period. In his Foreward, Genthe states "When I decided to publish in book form the pictures of the dance which I made during the last few years, my object was not to make a book of personalities. I merely wanted to show some of the phases of modern dance tendencies that could be recorded in a pictorially interesting manner. This, therefore, is meant to be just a picture book, permanently recording something of the fugitive charm of rhythmic motion, significant gesture and brilliant color which the dance has once more brought into our lives.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Jan. 04, 2020
Arnold Genthe, Edward H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe in ‘Romeo and Juliette” (1920’s)
Est: $800 - $1,500
Arnold Genthe, Edward H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe in ‘Romeo and Juliette,”1920’s. 9 ½ x 7 ¾ -inch vintage matte toned gelatin silver print on a 12 x 9 ¾- inch mount. Signed by Genthe on the bottom right of the print. Beautiful lighting that seems to be studio lighting, not stage lighting.
Be-Hold
Jan. 04, 2020
Arnold Genthe, Mary Pickford (1921)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Arnold Genthe, Mary Pickford (1921). 9 ½ x 7 ¾ -inch vintage matte toned gelatin silver print on a 11 7/8 x 9 ½ inch mount, signed by Genthe in pencil beneath the print. Pickford (Canada 1892- 1979) was known as “America’s Sweetheart.” As a child actress she was in numerous films that continued in adulthood. She was one of the founders of United Artists, along with D.W. Griffith, Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks. She married Fairbanks and as “Pickfair” they were a celebrated couple in art and society.
Be-Hold
Dec. 14, 2019
Arnold Genthe: Julia Marlowe as Lady Macbeth, c. 1905, silver print
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Julia Marlowe as Lady Macbeth, c. 1905, silver print, signed on mount recto, Image size: 9.5"x5.5"; Sheet Size: on mount 14"x9"
The Photo Review
Dec. 12, 2019
Arnold Genthe Photo: Isadora Duncan
Est: $300 - $600
Arnold Genthe (1869-1942), Isadora Duncan in Reclining Dance Pose, c.1915-1918. Silver print with matte surface, 6 X 9 1/2 in.
Alex Cooper
Nov. 02, 2019
Arnold Genthe, German/American (1869-1942), Two framed Vintage Portraits of Women, circa 1910, silver prints, 9 x 7 inches (each)
Est: $400 - $600
Arnold Genthe German/American (1869-1942) Two framed Vintage Portraits of Women, circa 1910 silver prints, silver gilt framed. 9 x 7 inches (each)
Link Auction Galleries
Oct. 19, 2019
Arnold Genthe: Isadora Duncan, c. 1915, vintage silver print on a modern mount
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Isadora Duncan, c. 1915, vintage silver print on a modern mount, , Image size: 6.75"x9.5"; Sheet Size: 10.5"x12.875"
The Photo Review
Oct. 19, 2019
Arnold Genthe: Julia Marlowe as Lady Macbeth, c. 1905, silver print
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Julia Marlowe as Lady Macbeth, c. 1905, silver print, signed on mount recto, Image size: 9.5"x5.5"; Sheet Size: on mount 14"x9"
The Photo Review
Oct. 17, 2019
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942) The Parthenon, Athens, Greece.
Est: $1,800 - $2,200
ARNOLD GENTHE (1869-1942) The Parthenon, Athens, Greece. Silver print, the image measuring 12 3/8x9 3/8 inches (31.2x23.6 cm.), the mount 16 1/8x12 3/4 inches (41x32.3 cm.), with Genthe's signature, title, and the notation N.Y., in pencil, on mount recto. 1929
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 19, 2019
Arnold Genthe
Est: $300 - $500
Arnold Genthe (American, 1869-1942) Portrait of Robert T. Bien Gelatin silver print Autographed by the sitter, signed by the photographer, and dated Oct. 11/99. Sight 7 x 3 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Sep. 11, 2019
Genthe, Arnold (American, 1869-1942), Old Chinatown
Est: $600 - $900
Genthe, Arnold (American, 1869-1942) Old Chinatown New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1913. Second expanded edition. 8vo. Profusely illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. Publisher's black cloth, stamped in gilt and in red; rare original dust-jacket with wear to panels and corners, tape repairs along top edge, chipping to top front panel; otherwise in extraordinary condition. Shot surreptitiously with a small handheld camera, Genthe's photographic record of San Francisco's Chinatown is considered one of the most important books of documentary photography of the 20th century, here in the expanded second edition and in its rare original dust-jacket.
Freeman's | Hindman
Aug. 10, 2019
Arnold Genthe, Girl and sunflower. Autochrome in a diascope, ca. 1910 - 1920.
Est: $6,500 - $7,500
Arnold Genthe, Girl and sunflower. Autochrome, 6 x 8 - inches, in a diascope, ca. 1910 - 1920. This is the final plate in John Wood's great book "The Art of the Autochrome: The Birth of Color Photography" [University of Iowa Press, 1993.] At the time of writing the maker was unknown, but Wood afterwards discovered a variant in the Library on Congress Genthe Collection. Wood's note includes, "There are few portraits in this book any more beautiful than this one. It is a masterful work, a great autochrome in every respect." You can find this illustrated on line along with a number of other beautiful ones in the Luminous Lint theme of autochromes - http://www.luminous-lint.com/app/vexhibit/_THEME_Autochromes_Art_01/6/10/30241089826830053729/ . The diascope is a wonderful cased viewer in which to see a back-lit autochrome reflected in a mirror. Like daguerreotypes, each autochrome is unique. This is a wonderful example.
Be-Hold
Jul. 13, 2019
Arnold Genthe, American, (1869-1942)
Est: $300 - $500
Arnold Genthe, American, (1869-1942), "Columns of the Pathenon" signed and dated under image, 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" sight, accompanied by his book, "As I Remember".
The Cobbs
Jul. 13, 2019
Arnold Genthe, American, (1869-1942)
Est: $200 - $300
Arnold Genthe, American, (1869-1942), Photographs, A) Photograph of a building, 6 1/2" x 13" sight. B) Photograph of a landscape, 12 1/2" x 9 1/4" sight. Both matted and framed under glass, accompanied by a book of his, "Impressions of Old New Orleans".
The Cobbs