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LOT h112

1868 - 1945
American

Babe Ruth, NY, circa 1930
silver gelatin print
on verso inscribed "Babe Ruth by Charles M. Conlon ©The Sporting News"
9 1/2 x 11 3/4 in, 24.1 x 29.8 cm

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CAD

Preview at: Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto – by appointment only

PROVENANCE
The Sporting News, USA
Patti Cooke Gallery, USA
Private Collection, Toronto
Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto


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Charles Conlon was a New York photographer who is considered to have produced the first sports “action” photo in 1910. Before switching to film, he originally used a Graflex View camera with a large-format glass plate negatives and he produced more than 30,000 images over the course of his 1904-1941 career.

This silver gelatin photograph was made directly from the original glass plate negative from The Sporting News archive. It was produced in a limited number and in conjunction with a touring exhibition celebrating the 1993 publication Baseball's Golden Age: The Photographs of Charles M. Conlon.

This work was printed circa 1994. The full sheet size is 11 x 14 inches.

Please note: this work is unframed.

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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CAD

All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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