Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>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. "woman with leica" was taken by rodchenko; don't remember the exact date. guy >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]