Diane Arbus - Photographs New York Thursday, October 7, 2021 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Arbus, Sussman, Philips, Selkirk and Rosenheim, Diane Arbus: Revelations, p. 111
    Aperture, diane arbus, n.p.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Lots 231-233 are on offer from the former owners of the Michelin-star-recipient Gotham Bar & Grill in Manhattan. The three works, including the present lot, were all on display in the dining room up until the restaurant’s closing in 2020.

  • Artist Biography

    Diane Arbus

    American • 1923 - 1971

    Transgressing traditional boundaries, Diane Arbus is known for her highly desirable, groundbreaking portraiture taken primarily in the American Northeast during the late 1950s and 1960s. Famous for establishing strong personal relationships with her subjects, Arbus' evocative images capture them in varied levels of intimacy. Whether in their living rooms or on the street, their surreal beauty transcends the common distance found in documentary photography.

    Taken as a whole, Arbus' oeuvre presents the great diversity of American society — nudists, twins, babies, beauty queens and giants — while each distinct image brings the viewer into contact with an exceptional individual brought to light through Arbus' undeniable genius. 

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Property from the former owners of the Gotham Bar & Grill

233

Girl in a shiny dress, N.Y.C.

1967
Gelatin silver print, printed later by Neil Selkirk.
14 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (36.2 x 36.8 cm)
Stamped 'A Diane Arbus photograph,' signed, titled, dated, numbered 29/75 by Doon Arbus, Executor, in ink, estate copyright credit and reproduction limitation stamps on the verso.

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for $8,820

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Photographs

New York Auction 7 October 2021