Saul Leiter Original Photograph

Item Number: 363
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $2,400
Online Close: Mar 24, 2009 11:59 PM EDT
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Description
This is a chance to own an original print by Saul Leiter, famed photographer of NYC street scenes and fashion. This archival Iris print is entitled "Foot On El" (1954) and was shot on a NYC subway (size: 11"x15").
Saul Leiter started shooting color and black-and-white street photography in New York in the 1940s. He had no formal training in photography, in fact he was a Seminary student who left his religious studies and came to New York City to pursue a career in art. The genius of his early work was quickly acknowledged by Edward Steichen, who included Leiter in two important MoMA shows in the 1950s. He became well-known as a successful fashion photographer in the 1950s and 60s.
His work is in the collections many prestigious public and private collections. Leiter currently lives in New York.