Christie’s New York. 19th and 20th Century Photographs. Tuesday, November 11, 1986. Auction Catalog. Signed book from the mid-19th century to

from the mid-19th century to the digital dawn

The book presents an intimate

The book features a historical introduction by Van Haaften alongside a preface by then-NYPL Chairman Andrew Heiskell

and The Sense of Abstraction (1960)

Large-Format Precision: Philip Trager used a large-format view camera to achieve a "distortion-free" perspective

Christie’s New York. 19th and 20th Century Photographs. Tuesday, November 11, 1986. Auction Catalog. Signed book from the mid-19th century toWraps, fine. Many well known photographers, some represented by unusual images. 460 lots, illustrated. Photographers: Berenice Abbott; Ansel Adams; Eugene Atget; Herbert Bayer; Bill Brandt; Brassai; Anne W. Brigman; Wynn Bullock; Harry Callahan; Julia Margaret Cameron; Paul Caponigro; Henri Cartier Bresson; Mario Castagneri; Carlotta Corpora; Edward S. Curtis; Louise Dahl Wolfe; Thomas Eakins; Frederick Evans; Walker Evans; Granule Fitz; Robert Frank;