Artist: Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971).
Title: "Xmas Tree in a Living Room in Levittown, Long Island, N.Y".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: 1963. Printed later.
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, qualty printing. Very good to fine condition. Overall size: 8 x 8 1/4 in. (203 x 210 mm). According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this scarce image is $204,000 realized at Christie's, New York, 10/12/2005, lot #71. Arbus’s direct, confrontational approach to photography meant that her subjects did not always like their portraits. After seeing his, the writer Norman Mailer famously said, "giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child. Image copyright © The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC. [29598-2-800]

Very good to fine condition