$1,185
Lotte Jacobi (American, 1896-1990) Two Abstract Works. One signed "L Jacobi" in pencil in the image l.l., photographic postcard, image size 3 1/4 x 4 in. (8.6 x 10.2 cm), framed; one signed "LotJacobi" in pencil on the mount l.r., gelatin silver print, mounted, image size 9 1/2 x 7 in. (24.1 x 17.8 cm), unframed, matted. Condition: Subtle toning. N.B. German-born photographer Lotte Jacobi immigrated to America in the 1930s to escape Nazi persecution. Jacobi, known for both her portraits and abstract images, frequently signed her photo postcards. "In addition to the public holdings of her work, private collectors benefited from her practice of making original, signed photographic postcards of her work. She used these prints as an expression of friendship and was perhaps inspired by the Stieglitz use of postcard prints for his series of cloud pictures, the Equivalents." (1) Provenance: Through the Estate of Louise Nevelson (1) Jacobi, Lotte and Peter A. Moriarty "Lotte Jacobi: Photographs" (Jaffrey, New Hampshire: David R. Godine, 2003), pg 74. The toning is subtle. Although it has not been removed from its frame, there are no visible condition issues to report on the framed (smaller) image.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-09-12
