{"product_id":"a","title":"Inge Morath — A Portfolio of Photographs, 1975 — Complete 15 Signed Gelatin Silver Prints — No. 20\/50","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInge Morath — \u003cem\u003eA Portfolio of Photographs\u003c\/em\u003e, 1975 — Complete 15 Signed Gelatin Silver Prints — No. 20\/50\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$12,500\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMORATH, INGE (1923–2002).\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Portfolio of Photographs by Inge Morath.\u003c\/em\u003e New York: Neikrug Portfolios, 1975. Number 20 from an edition of only 50 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complete portfolio of \u003cstrong\u003e15 original gelatin silver photographs\u003c\/strong\u003e, each individually \u003cstrong\u003esigned “Inge Morath” in ink on the margin\u003c\/strong\u003e, accompanied by the colophon, text, table of contents, original mats, and publisher’s cloth-covered portfolio case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued during Morath’s lifetime in an edition of just fifty, the portfolio presents a remarkably concentrated survey of one of the most important photographers associated with Magnum Photos. Morath became \u003cstrong\u003ethe first woman admitted as a full member of Magnum Photos\u003c\/strong\u003e, and her work combined the intimacy of portraiture with the perceptiveness of documentary photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fifteen photographs range across Morath’s extraordinary international career and include portraits of some of the defining cultural and political figures of the twentieth century: \u003cstrong\u003ePablo Picasso, Saul Steinberg, Alexander Calder, Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as Picasso’s sister Lola Ruiz de Vilato. Other photographs take the viewer through London, Vienna, Madrid, Castile, Moscow, Connecticut, and Leo Tolstoy’s home at Yasnaya Polyana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticularly notable are several of Morath’s most recognized subjects, including \u003cstrong\u003eMrs. Eveleigh Nash at Buckingham Palace Mall\u003c\/strong\u003e, her celebrated portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eSaul Steinberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePablo Picasso before his UNESCO mural\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Calder\u003c\/strong\u003e. Together, the fifteen prints offer an unusually broad representation of Morath’s gifts as portraitist, traveler, and observer of cultural life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike later estate prints, these are \u003cstrong\u003elifetime photographs issued under Morath’s supervision and personally signed by the photographer\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the integrity of the original portfolio preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMrs. Eveleigh Nash, Buckingham Palace Mall, London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaul Steinberg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePablo Picasso: “Voilà!” UNESCO Mural\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLola Ruiz de Vilato, Picasso’s Sister\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson\u003c\/em\u003e, 1961\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBaroque Staircase, Ministry of Finance, Vienna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalon, House of Lev Kassil, Moscow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoña Mercedes Formica de Llosent y Marañon, Madrid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bridesmaid, Navalcan, Castille\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVillage Conversation, Castille\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeo Tolstoy’s Bedroom, Yasnaya Polyana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCountry Interior, Woodbury, Connecticut\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander Calder\u003c\/em\u003e, 1964\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld Silos, New Milford, Connecticut\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSleigh Horses, Moscow Countryside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\/50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gelatin silver prints\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheets:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm.), or reverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePortfolio:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 22 × 17¼ × 1½ in. (55.9 × 43.8 × 3.8 cm.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neikrug Portfolios, New York, 1975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each of the fifteen photographs signed by Inge Morath in ink on the margin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete with original mats, colophon, text, table of contents, and cloth-covered portfolio box\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scarce and exceptionally complete lifetime portfolio by \u003cstrong\u003eone of the pioneering women of twentieth-century photography\u003c\/strong\u003e, bringing together fifteen individually signed photographs in an edition of only fifty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breething Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220438135014,"sku":"BB-000039","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7931\/5942\/files\/b2_4d1c2563-8489-4dfd-b374-c3466dc8b245.jpg?v=1787331156","url":"https:\/\/www.breethingbooks.com\/products\/a","provider":"Breething Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}