Torkel Korling Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1903 - d. 1998

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      • TORKEL KORLING WILD PLANTS IN FLOWER PORTFOLIO
        Nov. 06, 2021

        TORKEL KORLING WILD PLANTS IN FLOWER PORTFOLIO

        Est: $25 - $50

        Nice old folio of prints.

        Davis Brothers Auction
      • TORKEL KORLING Mid Century Industrial Abstraction
        Dec. 05, 2020

        TORKEL KORLING Mid Century Industrial Abstraction

        Est: $300 - $500

        TORKEL KORLING, Untitled (industrial abstraction), 1950s, 9.875x12.5" Gelatin silver print, Printed 1950s, Photographer's stamp on print verso; miscellaneous marks in black ink. Torkel Korling was a legendary abstract photographer of industrial and scientific subjects. Torkel Korling (1903-1998) came to Chicago from Sweden in 1922 to become a botanist. Instead, he became a significant 20th century photographer, winning recognition for industrial and commercial portraits, before returning to his love of nature. He lived long enough to reconcile the two disciplines, photographing indigenous plant life across the Midwest and around the country while on corporate assignments. He published several books of his nature work that sold more than 100,000 copies over the last four decades. "Torkel really had three photographic careers," said Stephen Daiter, who owns a Chicago photography gallery and published a portfolio of Mr. Korling's mid-century industrial work. "First, he was an inventor who came up with two of the most important technical improvements in photography in the 20th Century." Korling invented the first portable, collapsible tripods that have allowed photographers to move more freely. He also patented an automatic diaphragm that changed the way shutters work and paved the way for modern cameras. "The second," Daiter said, "was from the 1920s through the 1950s. He was extensively published in Life Magazine and did annual reports for major companies. He was one of the really important commercial and industrial photographers. Later, in his older age, he went back to plants for his third career." CREDIT: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-10-27-9810270082-story.html

        Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
      • Torkel Korling, (American, 1903-1998), R.R. Donnelly & Sons, Chicago, Montgomery Ward Catalogue, 1943, gelatin silver print, 11" x 1...
        Sep. 12, 2015

        Torkel Korling, (American, 1903-1998), R.R. Donnelly & Sons, Chicago, Montgomery Ward Catalogue, 1943, gelatin silver print, 11" x 1...

        Est: $400 - $600

        Torkel Korling (American, 1903-1998) R.R. Donnelly & Sons, Chicago, Montgomery Ward Catalogue, 1943 gelatin silver print signed and dated lower left 11" x 13.75"

        Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
      • Torkel Korling (1903-1998) - Untitled (Industrial Abstraction), 1950s
        Jun. 04, 2015

        Torkel Korling (1903-1998) - Untitled (Industrial Abstraction), 1950s

        Est: £800 - £1,200

        Gelatin silver print, with photographer's stamp verso, 25 x 31.8cm (9 7/8 x 12 1/2in)

        Dreweatts 1759
      • Torkel Korling (1903-1998) - Untitled (Industrial Abstraction), 1950s
        Nov. 21, 2014

        Torkel Korling (1903-1998) - Untitled (Industrial Abstraction), 1950s

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        Gelatin silver print, with photographer's stamp verso, 25 x 31.8cm (9 7/8 x 12 1/2in)

        Dreweatts 1759
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