Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/17

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Subject: [Leica] Erwin Blumenfeld in the NYer
From: pswango at att.net (Phil Swango)
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:34:12 -0600
 
Douglas Barry wrote:
>He certainly had  good work with an interesting spin, Phil, but I've never
>noticed his stuff on the art market.


He has listings on both Sotheby and Christie's.  This link shows a 2007
sale of a single photo for almost $40,000.

http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/photographs/erwin-blumenfeld-nude-under-wet-silk-paris-4972137-details.aspx

But strangely, Wiki says he has never had a major museum retrospective,
though he hung with the Surrealists and the Dada crowd.  I really enjoy his
work.

Phil Swango
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-262-4085