Arthur ROTHSTEIN (1915-1985) - Lot 151

Arthur ROTHSTEIN (1915-1985) Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., 1970 Vintage silver print Titled and dated, photographer's stamp on back Dimensions: 28 x 35.5 cm Note : Arthur Rothstein's 1970 photograph of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., showing the monumental statue of Abraham Lincoln in a frontal, solemn composition. Through the play of contrasts and the monument's imposing scale, Rothstein underscores the symbolic dimension of the site, a mecca of American political and civic memory, particularly charged with meaning in the context of the late 1960s and early 1970s. This vintage silver print, titled, dated and stamped by the photographer on the reverse, is part of the work of a major author of American photojournalism, an emblematic figure of the Farm Security Administration and then of documentary photography in the XXᵉ century. A powerful image, sought after for its historical, aesthetic and symbolic value.