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Weegee (Arthur Fellig) — I Cried When I took this Picture (Tenement Fire, Harlem)
Weegee (Arthur Fellig)

I Cried When I took this Picture (Tenement Fire, Harlem)

Weegee's gelatin silver print I Cried When I took this Picture documents a tenement fire in Harlem, printed no later than 1944. The work exemplifies the artist's iconic street photography capturing urban drama and human tragedy.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1944.
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Auction House · Phillips

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Photographs

April 5, 2024

Lot 191

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Weegee (Arthur Fellig), I Cried When I took this Picture (Tenement Fire, Harlem)

Weegee's gelatin silver print I Cried When I took this Picture documents a tenement fire in Harlem, printed no later than 1944. The work exemplifies the artist's iconic street photography capturing urban drama and human tragedy.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1944.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dramatic, Documentary, American, Photograph, Gelatin Silver Print, Post-War, Social Commentary, Urban, Fire, Black and White

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