Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/10

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Auction results
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 12:45:27 -0500

Wasn't one of the all time highest auction selling photographic print
called something like, "Woman with Leica"?  I can't recall the
photographer, but it appeared to be made in the late 20s or early 30s.

Dan C.

At 01:43 AM 10-12-00 -0800, Erwin Puts wrote:
>After discussing WWII and the bombing of Dresden, (neo)nazis, pornography
>and a slew of other topics, that are intimately related to the use of Leica
>cameras, maybe this list is really off-topic. Below is a list of the top ten
>current photographers, as ranked by their combined auction sales.
>Cindy Sherman, USA, 1954

>[snip]

 Stieglitz, USA, 1864
>Ansel Adams, USA, 1902
>Andre Kertesz, Hungary/USA, 1894
>
>
>With the possible exception of some work by Kertesz, no Leica photographers
>among these top twenty.

[snip]

Replies: Reply from Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu> (Re: [Leica] Re: Auction results)