Aaron Siskind artwork – Flints Auctions Ltd 2026

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Aaron Siskind A silver gelatin print, mounted on board , Untitled (Bark) Christmas greetings card (115x175mm) inscribed "Xmas 1958-Greetings!-Aaron". Framed in matte frame, (410x510mm) with Christies sticker to verso from Oct 8, 2009 sale. With an invitation to the opening of an Aaron Siskind exhibition at the Dryden Theatre, Friday, March 26 1965. Invitation in the form of a paper folder (235x300mm) containing a Siskind print titled,"Terrors & Pleasures of Levitation" 1953 and a brief biography of the artist. Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) was born in New York City, he initially taught English until he became interested in photography.He joined the Film and Photo League in the 1930s, producing documentary work in the hope of improving social conditions. Later he produced abstract work, travelling to Mexico and Rome. MoMa in New York exhibited Siskind's work in 38 separate exhibitions! Provenance: The John Randall Plummer Collection John Randall Plummer is a collector of photography whose interest in the medium began in 1973. Working in close collaboration with his associate, Harvey S. Shipley Miller, Plummer assembled an important and wide-ranging collection that reflected both scholarly depth and a refined aesthetic sensibility. The collection achieved international recognition in 1983 with the landmark exhibition Particulars: Selections from the Miller-Plummer Collection of Photography, organised by the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New York. Curated by Robert A. Sobieszek, Director of Photographic Collections, the exhibition subsequently travelled to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Wellesley College Museum, further cementing the collection’s reputation. A publication accompanying the exhibition, also titled Particulars, was issued in 1983 and remains an important reference work, highlighting the intellectual and visual coherence of the collection. In October 2009, the Miller-Plummer Collection was dispersed at auction by Christie’s, New York, achieving a total just under $2 million—an indication of both its quality and the esteem in which it was held. Beyond his role as a collector, Plummer has been actively involved in the institutional world of art and photography. He has served as a trustee of the George Eastman House, the Museum of American Folk Art in New York, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, and The Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia. He was also a member of the Prints, Drawings and Photographs Acquisition Committee at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Today, works from the John Randall Plummer Collection reflect a sustained engagement with the history of photography. Crease to top edge of invitation and print.