Swann Auction Catalog. Photographica. April 20, 1978. Sale 1099. Camera Magazine Chronology of the "Saga of

Chronology of the "Saga of the Fallen Flesh"

Paul Berger

studio-lit compositions transform botanical subjects into sculptural mementos mori

The publication focuses on how photography became central to the most progressive artistic movements of the interwar period

Swann Auction Catalog. Photographica. April 20, 1978. Sale 1099. Camera Magazine Chronology of the "Saga ofFine in wraps with a few lots written in on bid form on back page. 384 lots, partially illustrated. Part I. Photographic Literature. Part II. 19th and 20th Century Photographs. Part III. Albums and Images. Prices realized laid in. High lot, $625 for a Paul Strand photogravure from Camera Work. Rare Books and Collectible Photographs. Photographers: Berenice Abbott; Ansel Adams; Margaret Bourke White; Bill Brandt; Brassai; Harry Callahan; Henri Cartier