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Gertrude Käsebier — The Letter (Gerson sisters)
Gertrude Käsebier

The Letter (Gerson sisters)

Gertrude Käsebier's 'The Letter' portrays the Gerson sisters in a contemplative moment, annotated as depicting Minnie and Virginia Gerson in New York around 1910. This gelatin silver print reflects Käsebier's pictorialist style and sensitivity to intimate human moments.

Medium
Signed in pencil on the secondary mount; annotated 'Minnie + Virginia Gerson, New York, 1910,' in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
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Auction House · Phillips

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Photographs

April 8, 2021

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Gertrude Käsebier, The Letter (Gerson sisters)

Gertrude Käsebier's 'The Letter' portrays the Gerson sisters in a contemplative moment, annotated as depicting Minnie and Virginia Gerson in New York around 1910. This gelatin silver print reflects Käsebier's pictorialist style and sensitivity to intimate human moments.

Medium
Signed in pencil on the secondary mount; annotated 'Minnie + Virginia Gerson, New York, 1910,' in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

New York, Early Photography, Fine Art Photography, Gertrude Käsebier, Portraiture, Gelatin Silver Print, 1910s, Pictorialism, Black and White, Sisters

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art