Anton Bruehl. Five photographs — Spools, Peter Lorre, and other works.
Five gelatin silver photographs, offered together: Spools (1930s–1940s), Peter Lorre (1930s–1940s), #5 (1930s–1940s), Model Standing in Rocks (1940s), and Stairway Up Fuel Storage Tank (1924–1926).
Dimensions
Images: Spools, 9⅞ × 8 inches; Peter Lorre, 9½ × 7¾ inches; #5, 9½ × 7⅜ inches; the two larger images, 17⅛ × 14⅛ inches each. Sheets: Peter Lorre and #5, 9⅞ × 8 inches; Model Standing in Rocks, 20 × 15⅞ inches; Stairway Up Fuel Storage Tank, 19⅞ × 16 inches.
Provenance
Previously held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Museum gift of Anton and Karen Bruehl. Freeman’s, Photographs, November 13, 2025, sale 6451, lot 16; retained acquisition documentation.
Condition
Historically unframed. #5 has a torn upper-left corner. Model Standing in Rocks has bumped corners and a slight blue tone in dark image areas. Stairway Up Fuel Storage Tank has sheet toning and waviness, corner bumps, a hard lower-left crease and scattered handling creases. Current condition has not been independently rechecked.
