Aaron Siskind, ‘Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation’, 1954

Aaron Siskind

American, 1903–1991

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Chicago 45, 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
48.9 x 59.4 cm
Apr 17, 2025Christie's
Chicago 45, 1952
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
48.9 x 59.4 cm
Apr 17, 2025
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 80
Selected Images from Harlem Document
Thirteen gelatin silver prints, printed later.
Varying dimensions from 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (17.1 x 26 cm) to 12 x 8 3/4 in. (30.5 x 22.2 cm)
Dec 17, 2024Phillips
Selected Images from Harlem Document
Thirteen gelatin silver prints, printed later.
Varying dimensions from 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (17.1 x 26 cm) to 12 x 8 3/4 in. (30.5 x 22.2 cm)
Dec 17, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation: Online Auction
Lot 71
Chicago 224
Gelatin silver print, printed 1990.
9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (24.4 x 24.4 cm)
Dec 17, 2024Phillips
Chicago 224
Gelatin silver print, printed 1990.
9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (24.4 x 24.4 cm)
Dec 17, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation: Online Auction
Lot 53
Lithuanian Shoemaker 3, 1953
gelatin silver print
45.1 x 35.2 cm
Nov 15, 2024Sotheby's
Lithuanian Shoemaker 3, 1953
gelatin silver print
45.1 x 35.2 cm
Nov 15, 2024
Sotheby's • New York
Arcade Sale | New York
Lot 94
New York (Broken Glass)
Gelatin silver print.
13 x 9 1/8 in. (33 x 23.2 cm)
Oct 9, 2024Phillips
New York (Broken Glass)
Gelatin silver print.
13 x 9 1/8 in. (33 x 23.2 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 88
Martha's Vineyard
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
16 x 22 1/4 in. (40.6 x 56.5 cm)
Oct 9, 2024Phillips
Martha's Vineyard
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
16 x 22 1/4 in. (40.6 x 56.5 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 277
New York 78
Gelatin silver print.
14¼ x 14⅜ in. (36.2 x 36.5 cm)
Apr 5, 2024Phillips
New York 78
Gelatin silver print.
14¼ x 14⅜ in. (36.2 x 36.5 cm)
Apr 5, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 343
Chicago 16
Gelatin silver print.
7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (18.4 x 23.5 cm)
Apr 5, 2024Phillips
Chicago 16
Gelatin silver print.
7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (18.4 x 23.5 cm)
Apr 5, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 342
Woonsocket 5
Gelatin silver print.
10¾ x 10 in. (27.3 x 25.4 cm)
Apr 5, 2024Phillips
Woonsocket 5
Gelatin silver print.
10¾ x 10 in. (27.3 x 25.4 cm)
Apr 5, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 341
Lima 12
Gelatin silver print.
10 x 9 7/8 in. (25.4 x 25.1 cm)
Apr 5, 2024Phillips
Lima 12
Gelatin silver print.
10 x 9 7/8 in. (25.4 x 25.1 cm)
Apr 5, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 340
Bisbee 26
Gelatin silver print.
15½ x 13½ in. (39.4 x 34.3 cm)
Apr 5, 2024Phillips
Bisbee 26
Gelatin silver print.
15½ x 13½ in. (39.4 x 34.3 cm)
Apr 5, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 339
Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation (Nos. 58, 94, 32)
Three gelatin silver prints.
Varying sizes from 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm) to 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Apr 5, 2024Phillips
Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation (Nos. 58, 94, 32)
Three gelatin silver prints.
Varying sizes from 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm) to 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Apr 5, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 336
Kentucky 5
Gelatin silver print.
10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.7 cm)
Apr 5, 2024Phillips
Kentucky 5
Gelatin silver print.
10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.7 cm)
Apr 5, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 335
Chicago 13, 1952 from the portfolio Chicago Façade, 1952, 1985
Gelatin silver print
44.5 x 55.2 cm
Jan 21, 2024Bonhams
Chicago 13, 1952 from the portfolio Chicago Façade, 1952, 1985
Gelatin silver print
44.5 x 55.2 cm
Jan 21, 2024
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs
Lot 161
Chicago 9, 1957 from the portfolio Chicago Façade, 1985
Gelatin silver print
44.8 x 55.3 cm
Jan 21, 2024Bonhams
Chicago 9, 1957 from the portfolio Chicago Façade, 1985
Gelatin silver print
44.8 x 55.3 cm
Jan 21, 2024
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs
Lot 162
Chicago 13, 1957 from the portfolio Chicago Façades, 1985
Gelatin silver print
41.0 x 55.0 cm
Jan 21, 2024Bonhams
Chicago 13, 1957 from the portfolio Chicago Façades, 1985
Gelatin silver print
41.0 x 55.0 cm
Jan 21, 2024
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs
Lot 163
Arizpe, Mexico 21
Gelatin silver print.
11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (29.2 x 44.5 cm)
Oct 17, 2023Phillips
Arizpe, Mexico 21
Gelatin silver print.
11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (29.2 x 44.5 cm)
Oct 17, 2023
Phillips • New York
Inside the Photograph: Further Selections from the Peter C. Bunnell Collection
Lot 44
Watermelon Man, Harlem, 1940, 1970
Silver print
21.6 x 20.3 cm
Oct 5, 2023Swann
Watermelon Man, Harlem, 1940, 1970
Silver print
21.6 x 20.3 cm
Oct 5, 2023
Swann
Fine Photographs
Lot 110
Salvador 41, 1984
Silver print
37.1 x 36.8 cm
Oct 5, 2023Swann
Salvador 41, 1984
Silver print
37.1 x 36.8 cm
Oct 5, 2023
Swann
Fine Photographs
Lot 290
Gloucester 8 and 12, and Untitled, 1944
four gelatin silver prints
33.6 x 22.4 cm
Oct 3, 2023Christie's
Gloucester 8 and 12, and Untitled, 1944
four gelatin silver prints
33.6 x 22.4 cm
Oct 3, 2023
Christie's
A Century of Art: Photographs from The Gerald Fineberg Collection
Lot 55A
Olive Tree, Corfu, 1970
Gelatin silver print
17.2 x 14.6 cm
Sep 11, 2023Bonhams
Olive Tree, Corfu, 1970
Gelatin silver print
17.2 x 14.6 cm
Sep 11, 2023
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 182
Olmec, Villahermosa 20, 1973
Gelatin silver print
24.4 x 24.2 cm
Sep 11, 2023Bonhams
Olmec, Villahermosa 20, 1973
Gelatin silver print
24.4 x 24.2 cm
Sep 11, 2023
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 183
Louise 28, 1974
Gelatin silver print
24.8 x 24.8 cm
Sep 11, 2023Bonhams
Louise 28, 1974
Gelatin silver print
24.8 x 24.8 cm
Sep 11, 2023
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 184
Volcano 6, 1980
Gelatin silver print
36.5 x 36.8 cm
Sep 11, 2023Bonhams
Volcano 6, 1980
Gelatin silver print
36.5 x 36.8 cm
Sep 11, 2023
Bonhams
Prints & Photographs | Bonhams Skinner
Lot 185
Jerome, Arizona 21
Gelatin silver print, printed before 1968, mounted.
49.2 x 35.5 cm (19 3/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
May 19, 2023Phillips
Jerome, Arizona 21
Gelatin silver print, printed before 1968, mounted.
49.2 x 35.5 cm (19 3/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
May 19, 2023
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 103
75th Anniversary Portfolio
New York: LIGHT Gallery, 1979. Twelve gelatin silver prints.
Varying sizes from 10 x 9 3/8 in. (25.4 x 23.8 cm) to 17 1/4 x 14 in. (43.8 x 35.6 cm) or the reverse
Apr 4, 2023Phillips
75th Anniversary Portfolio
New York: LIGHT Gallery, 1979. Twelve gelatin silver prints.
Varying sizes from 10 x 9 3/8 in. (25.4 x 23.8 cm) to 17 1/4 x 14 in. (43.8 x 35.6 cm) or the reverse
Apr 4, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 239
South St 13, 1950
gelatin silver print
26.7 x 34.3 cm
Mar 3, 2023Sotheby's
South St 13, 1950
gelatin silver print
26.7 x 34.3 cm
Mar 3, 2023
Sotheby's
Modern Discoveries
Lot 822
Chilmark 18, 1940
gelatin silver print, mounted
11.4 x 19.1 cm
Dec 12, 2022Bonhams
Chilmark 18, 1940
gelatin silver print, mounted
11.4 x 19.1 cm
Dec 12, 2022
Bonhams • New York
The Gift of Photographs
Lot 29
Chicago #32 and Chicago #42 2, 1952-1960
two gelatin silver prints; each signed
35.6 x 27.9 cm
Dec 12, 2022Bonhams
Chicago #32 and Chicago #42 2, 1952-1960
two gelatin silver prints; each signed
35.6 x 27.9 cm
Dec 12, 2022
Bonhams • New York
The Gift of Photographs
Lot 26
San Luis Potosi, Mexico 23, 1961
gelatin silver print
34.3 x 26.7 cm
Oct 6, 2022Christie's
San Luis Potosi, Mexico 23, 1961
gelatin silver print
34.3 x 26.7 cm
Oct 6, 2022
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 25
Bronx 1, 1980
oversized gelatin silver print
91.4 x 127 cm
Sep 26, 2022Sotheby's
Bronx 1, 1980
oversized gelatin silver print
91.4 x 127 cm
Sep 26, 2022
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 95
'Homage to Franz' (Durango, Mexico 21)
gelatin silver print
49.2 x 39.4 cm
Sep 26, 2022Sotheby's
'Homage to Franz' (Durango, Mexico 21)
gelatin silver print
49.2 x 39.4 cm
Sep 26, 2022
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 96
'South St 13', 1950
gelatin silver print
45.7 x 53.3 cm
Sep 26, 2022Sotheby's
'South St 13', 1950
gelatin silver print
45.7 x 53.3 cm
Sep 26, 2022
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 98
Chicago #14, 1952
Gelatin silver print
24.9 x 33 cm
Aug 23, 2022Bonhams
Chicago #14, 1952
Gelatin silver print
24.9 x 33 cm
Aug 23, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Cut
Lot 14
New York #350, 1976
Vintage gelatin silver print
24.1 x 24.1 cm
Aug 23, 2022Bonhams
New York #350, 1976
Vintage gelatin silver print
24.1 x 24.1 cm
Aug 23, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Cut
Lot 15
Chicago #22, 1960
Gelatin silver print
30.5 x 24.1 cm
Aug 23, 2022Bonhams
Chicago #22, 1960
Gelatin silver print
30.5 x 24.1 cm
Aug 23, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Cut
Lot 63
Virgin Gorda #64, 1978
Gelatin silver print
20.3 x 24.8 cm
Aug 23, 2022Bonhams
Virgin Gorda #64, 1978
Gelatin silver print
20.3 x 24.8 cm
Aug 23, 2022
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Cut
Lot 7
Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation, 1954
Silver print, in pencil
60.6 x 50.2 cm
Feb 10, 2022Swann
Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation, 1954
Silver print, in pencil
60.6 x 50.2 cm
Feb 10, 2022
Swann
Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann
Lot 170
Abstraction, 1940
Silver print, in ink
20.3 x 34 cm
Feb 10, 2022Swann
Abstraction, 1940
Silver print, in ink
20.3 x 34 cm
Feb 10, 2022
Swann
Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann
Lot 171
A suite of abstract expressionist photographs, 1949, 1980
Silver prints, in pencil
22.9 x 24.8 cm
Feb 10, 2022Swann
A suite of abstract expressionist photographs, 1949, 1980
Silver prints, in pencil
22.9 x 24.8 cm
Feb 10, 2022
Swann
Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann
Lot 172
Harlem Document, 1932
30 gelatin silver prints
21.5 x 30.4 cm
Oct 6, 2021Christie's
Harlem Document, 1932
30 gelatin silver prints
21.5 x 30.4 cm
Oct 6, 2021
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 34
Chicago 8, 1965
gelatin silver print
34 x 26.3 cm
Oct 6, 2021Christie's
Chicago 8, 1965
gelatin silver print
34 x 26.3 cm
Oct 6, 2021
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 60
Chicago, 208, 1953, 1953
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
36.5 x 29 cm
Oct 6, 2021Christie's
Chicago, 208, 1953, 1953
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
36.5 x 29 cm
Oct 6, 2021
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 53
'Chicago 224', 1953, 1957
gelatin silver print, framed
42.5 x 34.6 cm
Sep 28, 2021Sotheby's
'Chicago 224', 1953, 1957
gelatin silver print, framed
42.5 x 34.6 cm
Sep 28, 2021
Sotheby's
Classic Photographs
Lot 113
Kentucky #5, 1951
Gelatin silver print
25.4 x 32.7 cm
Aug 31, 2021Bonhams
Kentucky #5, 1951
Gelatin silver print
25.4 x 32.7 cm
Aug 31, 2021
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Edition
Lot 11
Chicago #22, 1960
Gelatin silver print
30.5 x 24.1 cm
Aug 31, 2021Bonhams
Chicago #22, 1960
Gelatin silver print
30.5 x 24.1 cm
Aug 31, 2021
Bonhams
Photographs: Summer Edition
Lot 1
'The Tree 62', 1973
gelatin silver print
39.4 x 34.2 cm
Jul 21, 2021Sotheby's
'The Tree 62', 1973
gelatin silver print
39.4 x 34.2 cm
Jul 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve
Lot 69
Lithuanian Shoemaker 3, 1953
gelatin silver print
45.7 x 35.6 cm
Jul 21, 2021Sotheby's
Lithuanian Shoemaker 3, 1953
gelatin silver print
45.7 x 35.6 cm
Jul 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve
Lot 43
'M.V. 4' (Martha's Vineyard 4), 1950
gelatin silver print
33 x 45.7 cm
Jul 21, 2021Sotheby's
'M.V. 4' (Martha's Vineyard 4), 1950
gelatin silver print
33 x 45.7 cm
Jul 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve
Lot 64
Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 37, 1953
gelatin silver print
34.9 x 35.6 cm
Jul 21, 2021Sotheby's
Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 37, 1953
gelatin silver print
34.9 x 35.6 cm
Jul 21, 2021
Sotheby's
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve
Lot 10