BERENICE ABBOTT (1898-1991) “Penn Station Interior #3”
$5,000
Penn Station Interior #3, New York, 1936
Printed later
Gelatin silver print, 9 5/16 x 7 3/8 inches
Pencil signed, “Berenice Abbott” with the photographer’s stamp verso and pencil notation “14”
After graduating from Ohio State University Berenice Abbott moved to New York to study journalism but eventually decided on sculpture and painting. In 1921 she moved to Paris to study with sculptor Emile Bourdelle. Abbot also worked with the surrealist photographer, Man Ray 1923-25 before opening her own studio in Paris. She photographed the leading artists in France and had her first exhibition at the Au Sacre du Printemps Gallery in 1926. In 1936, the year of this famous photograph of Penn Station, Abbott joined Paul Strand to establish the Photo League.