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Lisette Model (1901-1983); Lisette Model: Twelve Photographs (Portfolio);

Sold for $10,000 at Bonhams on Apr 8, 2026.

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Lisette Model (1901-1983) Lisette Model: Twelve Photographs (Portfolio), c. 1934-49 (Washington D.C.: Lunn Gallery and Graphics International, Ltd., 1976) the complete portfolio of 12 ferrotyped gelatin silver prints, each signed and 8 initialed in pencil and the photographer's copyright stamp, with edition 'III/XV' in pencil, on the reverse, individual wrappers as issued, together with the printed title, colophon, introductory text by Berenice Abbott, and printed plate list, all encased in a black cloth clamshell folio within a black acrylic case; this work is no. III from an edition of 75 plus XV Artist's Proofs. each 19 1/2 x 15 5/8 in. (49.5 x 39.7 cm.) or the reverse clamshell folio 21 1/8 x 16 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (53.7 x 42.5 x 4.8 cm.) acrylic case 21 3/4 x 17 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (55.2 x 43.5 x 5.7 cm.)

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