Artist Index: Bing, Ilse

Three Men on Seine Steps. 1931. Gelatin silver print, printed later, mounted to original board. 26,5 x 34 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in black ink in the lower right; signed, titled, and dated in ink and pencil on mount verso.

Ilse Bing's move from her birth city Frankfurt to the avant-garde and surrealist scene in Paris marked the start of the most notable period of her career. She produced images in the fields of photojournalism, architectural photography, advertising and fashion, and her work was published in magazines such as Le Monde Illustrée, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. In 1931, Bing's work was exhibited in both France and Germany. Her rapid success as a photographer, and her position as the only professional in Paris to use an advanced Leica camera, earned her the title "Queen of the Leica", coined by the critic and photographer Emmanuel Sougez, whom she met in 1931. – Traces of previous mounting on mount verso, otherwise a rich tonal print in excellent condition.

Lit.: Larisa Dryansky and Edwynn Houk. Ilse Bing. Photography Through the Looking Glass. New York: Abrams, 2006, ill. p. 125.

Pier, New York. 1936. Vintage gelatin silver print on Agfa-Brovira paper, mounted in corners to original board. 19 x 28 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in white ink in lower right.

Mount with some foxing spots and traces of previous mounting on the verso; print lifting from the mount in the lower left corner, otherwise a rich tonal print in excellent condition.

Rue de la Chaise, Paris (Bec de Gaz). 1934. Vintage gelatin silver print. 12 x 16,5 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in white ink in upper left, mounted to original card (minimal traces of use), signed and titled in white ink under image on the mount.

Ilse Bing's move from her birth city Frankfurt to the avant-garde and surrealist scene in Paris marked the start of the most notable period of her career. She produced images in the fields of photojournalism, architectural photography, advertising and fashion, and her work was published in magazines such as Le Monde Illustre, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. In 1931, Bing's work was exhibited in both France and Germany. Her rapid success as a photographer, and her position as the only professional in Paris to use an advanced Leica camera, earned her the title "Queen of the Leica" coined by the critic and photographer Emmanuel Sougez, whom she met in 1931. – Minimal mirroring in edges, only visible at an angle, otherwise in very good condition. With: 5 folding cards with reproductions of Ilse Bing images (2 double, 1 signed) from the 1930s. Ilkon Press, New York.

Lit.: Larisa Dryansky (ed.). Ilse Bing. Photography through the Looking Glass. New York 2006, ill. p. 137 (variant).

Portrait of a young girl. 1934. Vintage matte gelatin silver print. 28 x 22,2 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in white ink lower left.

A few small retouched spots, otherwise a fine tonal print in near excellent condition.

Self-Portrait with Leica (Multipliziertes Selbstportrait). 1931/printed 1989. Gelatin silver. 22,4 x 33,8 cm (27,8 x 35,5 cm). Signed and dated by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Small crease in upper left corner in margin, otherwise a fine tonal print in excellent condition.

"Soupe populaire, Paris". 1931. Vintage matte gelatin silver print. 27,8 x 35,3 cm. Signed and dated by the photographer in ink upper left; signed, dated and titled by the photographer in pencil on the verso.

Light pressure marks in corners in margin, otherwise a rich tonal print in near excellent condition.

Rubbish in mud, Paris. 1933. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 15,5 x 22,7 cm. Photographer's and date stamp on the verso.