(Czechoslovakia) Kessel, Dmitri, photographer

Photograph of a Russian Orthodox Church in Uzhgorad, Czechoslovakia

Gelatin silver print. SIGNED , captioned "Uzhgorod, sub-Carpathian Ruthenia", and dated 1937 by the photographer beneath the image. 13-3/8 x 9-5/8 inches, [Uzhgorod, Czechoslovakia: 1937]. Printed circa 1984. Very good. Docketed on the rear with directions to the printer for reduction and placement. Reproduced (evidently from this print) at p. 12 of ON ASSIGNMENT: DMITRI KESSEL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHER (New York, Abrams, 1985).

A haunting, early image by this super Ukrainian-born photographer (1902 - 1995), whose work for LIFE magazine won him international acclaim

Item #232451       Price: $300.00