Search Results: Titles starting with M from Keith de Lellis Gallery LLC

An original portrait of the supremely gifted cabaret performer Mabel Mercer by Carl Van Vechten, c. 1963. Blind-stamped on lower right corner of recto by the photographer. Luster finish print on double weight Kodak photo postcard, 5 1/2" x 3". Some wearing along edges as seen in images. Small residue spot on sitter's chin and light scratches visible under specular light as seen in image 4. Fine condition.* Price includes discount *

An original vintage gelatin silver print framed of Schiaparelli Aspirin Necklace photographed by Man Ray for Elsa Triolet, jewelry designer and companion to Louis Aragon, French surrealist poet and one of the leading voices in the French surrealist movement. Titled in pencil on verso. Image measures 3 1/4" x 2 1/2", frame measures 15" x 12". Excellent condition.
From 1928 to 1930, the Russian writer Elsa Triolet designed necklaces that her companion Louis Aragon, co-founder of the surrealist magazine Littérature, proposed to Elsa Schiaparelli. Man Ray photographed the most famous of these pieces, the aspirin necklace, composed of porcelain beads with a shape similar to that of aspirin tablets. (Read more at: https://www.schiaparelli.com/en/21-place-vendome/schiaparelli-and-the-artists/elsa-triolet/schiaparelli-aspirin-necklace/)
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An original maquette for a book of photographs documenting the 1963 Vajont disaster by Elio Ciol, a photographer from the region where the landslide occurred (the border between Frioli and Veneto). The book is comprised of 46 photographs documenting the consequences of the tragedy and loss of life. Many of the photographs have yellowed. Many of the pages have titles created by photographic means. Many of the images and text have come loose from the pages.

An album of twenty-five 3 1/2" x 4 1/2 tipped-in snapshot photos with embossed title labels on cover "Tosca - New-York 1965" and 9 sections: "Tosca - 1965 Metropolitain Opera," "Lucia Di Lammermoor," "Madame Butterfly," "Arrivee en Amerique," "Londres - 1951, Apres Norma a Covent Garden," "Paris, Decembre 1958," "Amsterdam, Juillet 1959," "Londres, Mai 1963, Arrivee au Festival Hall," "Londres." Vinyl covers with string tie binding.

8 sealed envelopes (1 opened to show sample of contents) c. 1949 each containing a copy of the congressional record and quoting a speech by George Dondero concerning art and the encroachment of communism in various American institutions. Fascinating documentation of McCarthy era political witch-huntery. 2 envelopes are 6.5" x 10.5", 6 are 4.5" x 10.25". Unfolded speech measures 11.5" x 9.25".

A large album gilt-stamped "Views in Victoria" on cover. Photography attributed to Daniel MacDonald. Includes superb landscape views (8 large/11 small) and architectural and panoramic views (13 large/18 small) of the city of Melbourne. Many of the images beautifully titled in calligraphic script. Boards lightly foxed throughout. Cover worn. Binding tight. 42 board pages. 22 9.5" x 12 - 10" x 14.5" prints, 38 5" x 7" prints.* Price includes discount *

A cloth bound album, 12 1/4 x 18 1/4" x 1 1/4" containing (45) mounted albumen prints approx. 6" x 8 1/2" made from wax paper negatives of various architectural and landscape subjects in various cities in Mexico. Mount one per page each with title handwritten and framed with a decorative hand painted border. This appears to be the work of a talented and dedicated unknown amateur. Many initialed "E.S." and numbered in the negative. Tones range from dark and rich to faded. A few images have what appear to be French soldiers posed and the inscription in French on the first page "A Monsieur Alexandre Martin a Rouen, Souvenir d'amontie et d'estime, le capitaine (name indescribable)," leads me to believe there is a French military connection. Many of the images have a painterly sensibility and the richest prints are impressive for their quality. The album has sustained some water damage that does not effect the plates and there is some foxing mainly affecting the first pages. Binding is intact with some… Read More

Mid century portrait Carte-de-Visite of an artist painting a portrait with a spirit appearing in background by A. Villeneuve. Photographer's credit printed verso and recto. 'Galerie Historique' publisher credit printed on verso. Good condition, some wearing to edges, very light foxing as seen in images.
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A binder containing 12 vintage (10 8" x 10", 2 smaller) photographs from various sources including MoMA, W.P.A., Wurts Bros., and others, pertaining to modern art, photomurals as decor (indlucing a Steichen mural), & objects of modern design. Many with wetstamp credits and other handwritten notations.

Mounted albumen print of Afro-Caribbean female sitter titled 'Type de Femme' in Martinique, Fort de-France, c. 1880. Mounted on board. Image: 10 ½" x 7 ½", mount: 11 ½" x 8 ½". Inscriptions in pencil on recto 'Martinique, Fort de-France, Type de Femme'. Very good condition, some wrinkles in paper apparent under specular light; Wet marks in negative as seen in images.
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An original mounted color photograph of President John F. Kennedy presenting the Robert J. Collier Trophy on October 10, 1963 in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C., Image: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"; Mount: 12" x 12.5". President John F. Kennedy participates in the ceremony honoring the original team of United States astronauts for pioneering manned space flight in Project Mercury. Astronauts receiving the award are Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr.; Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr.; Major L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.; Major Donald K. Slayton; Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; Major Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom; Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Photograph by Cecil Stoughton, White House Photographer. Photographer's 'The White House' credit wet stamped on verso. "Announcing Mercury 7 Space Program" written in pencil on verso.Very good condition, minor wear to mount, one small surface rip on mount near lower left corner, minor intermittent wear along top and bottom edges of print, scattered foxing across… Read More