These photographs were available for bidding at our Benefit Auction in October 2014.
Sheet size: 19"x23.5"
($1,000–$2,000)
About Love: Gay Block-Photographs and Films,1973–2011, Radius Books 2011, (p. 93) Place a Bid" >
Gay Block: Untitled (2 women at yellow wall, from Miami, South Beach, 1982–85)
1982, archival pigment print, signed verso
Image size: 19"x23.5"
Sheet size: 19"x23.5"
($1,000–$2,000)
About Love: Gay Block-Photographs and Films,1973–2011, Radius Books 2011, (p. 93) Place a Bid
Sheet size: 20"x16" (Courtesy the Tartt Gallery)
($200–$400)
After emigrating to the United States from Poland, Leon Borensztein took a fly-by-night job as a traveling portrait photographer, visiting homes and businesses across the country and making portraits for working-class clientele in the style of the Sears Portrait Studios. During these sessions, Borensztein would set up a generic backdrop behind the subject, while moving the camera back far enough so that the camera captured glimpses of the subjects' personal spaces or belongings. The resulting body of work provides a rich sociological document; individually, these are some of the most compelling and touching portraits of their time. Leon Borensztein is an internationally renowned photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue International. His photographs can be found in the collections of major museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, Borensztein lives and works in Oakland, California.Place a Bid" >
Leon Borensztein: Untitled (dancer)
1985, silver print, signed, titled, dated, and editioned verso
Image size: 17.375"x14"
Sheet size: 20"x16" (Courtesy the Tartt Gallery)
($200–$400)
After emigrating to the United States from Poland, Leon Borensztein took a fly-by-night job as a traveling portrait photographer, visiting homes and businesses across the country and making portraits for working-class clientele in the style of the Sears Portrait Studios. During these sessions, Borensztein would set up a generic backdrop behind the subject, while moving the camera back far enough so that the camera captured glimpses of the subjects' personal spaces or belongings. The resulting body of work provides a rich sociological document; individually, these are some of the most compelling and touching portraits of their time. Leon Borensztein is an internationally renowned photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue International. His photographs can be found in the collections of major museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, Borensztein lives and works in Oakland, California.Place a Bid
Sheet size: 20"x16" (Courtesy the Tartt Gallery)
($200–$400) — Minimum bid: $100
After emigrating to the United States from Poland, Leon Borensztein took a fly-by-night job as a traveling portrait photographer, visiting homes and businesses across the country and making portraits for working-class clientele in the style of the Sears Portrait Studios. During these sessions, Borensztein would set up a generic backdrop behind the subject, while moving the camera back far enough so that the camera captured glimpses of the subjects' personal spaces or belongings. The resulting body of work provides a rich sociological document; individually, these are some of the most compelling and touching portraits of their time. Leon Borensztein is an internationally renowned photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue International. His photographs can be found in the collections of major museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, Borensztein lives and works in Oakland, California.Place a Bid" >
Leon Borensztein: Untitled (woman in makeup)
1985, silver print, signed, titled, dated, and editioned verso
Image size: 16.75"x13"
Sheet size: 20"x16" (Courtesy the Tartt Gallery)
($200–$400) — Minimum bid: $100
After emigrating to the United States from Poland, Leon Borensztein took a fly-by-night job as a traveling portrait photographer, visiting homes and businesses across the country and making portraits for working-class clientele in the style of the Sears Portrait Studios. During these sessions, Borensztein would set up a generic backdrop behind the subject, while moving the camera back far enough so that the camera captured glimpses of the subjects' personal spaces or belongings. The resulting body of work provides a rich sociological document; individually, these are some of the most compelling and touching portraits of their time. Leon Borensztein is an internationally renowned photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue International. His photographs can be found in the collections of major museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, Borensztein lives and works in Oakland, California.Place a Bid
Sheet size: 20"x16" (Courtesy the Tartt Gallery)
($200–$400)
After emigrating to the United States from Poland, Leon Borensztein took a fly-by-night job as a traveling portrait photographer, visiting homes and businesses across the country and making portraits for working-class clientele in the style of the Sears Portrait Studios. During these sessions, Borensztein would set up a generic backdrop behind the subject, while moving the camera back far enough so that the camera captured glimpses of the subjects' personal spaces or belongings. The resulting body of work provides a rich sociological document; individually, these are some of the most compelling and touching portraits of their time. Leon Borensztein is an internationally renowned photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue International. His photographs can be found in the collections of major museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, Borensztein lives and works in Oakland, California.Place a Bid" >
Leon Borensztein: Untitled (young woman)
1985, silver print, signed, titled, dated, and editioned verso
Image size: 16.75"x13"
Sheet size: 20"x16" (Courtesy the Tartt Gallery)
($200–$400)
After emigrating to the United States from Poland, Leon Borensztein took a fly-by-night job as a traveling portrait photographer, visiting homes and businesses across the country and making portraits for working-class clientele in the style of the Sears Portrait Studios. During these sessions, Borensztein would set up a generic backdrop behind the subject, while moving the camera back far enough so that the camera captured glimpses of the subjects' personal spaces or belongings. The resulting body of work provides a rich sociological document; individually, these are some of the most compelling and touching portraits of their time. Leon Borensztein is an internationally renowned photographer whose work has appeared in Life, Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue International. His photographs can be found in the collections of major museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, Borensztein lives and works in Oakland, California.Place a Bid
2006, archival pigment print, signed recto with stamp
Image size: 18"x18"
Sheet size: 24"x24"
($900–$1,800) — Minimum bid: $500
Wilhelm Hack Museum, Germany
Red Pipe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Book, Silent Waves, published by Braus Editions, Heidelberg, GermanyPlace a Bid" >
Douglas Busch: Fog over Ocean, "Silent Wave" series, 0068CR
2006, archival pigment print, signed recto with stamp
Image size: 18"x18"
Sheet size: 24"x24"
($900–$1,800) — Minimum bid: $500
Wilhelm Hack Museum, Germany
Red Pipe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Book, Silent Waves, published by Braus Editions, Heidelberg, GermanyPlace a Bid