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Weegee 1899–1968

Statue of Liberty

c. 1950
vintage gelatin silver print image: 7⅝ h × 7⅛ w in (19 × 18 cm) sheet: 10 h × 8⅛ w in (25 × 21 cm)
estimate: $1,200–1,800
result: $1,651
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Inscribed to verso ‘900 H/R 96-008 FUI’. Titled to lower edge ‘Statue of Liberty’. Artist's stamp to verso 'Photo by Weegee'.
provenance: Matthew Marks Gallery, New York | Private Collection
exhibited: Weegee: Distortions, 3 June - 28 July 2000, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

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Sure, I’d like to live regular. Go home to a good-looking wife, a hot dinner, and a husky kid. But I guess I got film in my blood. I love this racket. It’s exciting. It’s dangerous. It’s funny. It’s tough. It’s heartbreaking.

Weegee

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