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Clarence John Laughlin

Clarence John Laughlin

American · 1905–1985 · Photographer

Clarence John Laughlin was an American photographer best known for his surrealist photographs of the American South. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Clarence John Laughlin, A Vision of Dead Desire, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979A Vision of Dead DesirePhillips · $3,500≈ £2,695≈ €3,043Sign up to see
  2. The Evil Specter of RuinBrunk Auctions · $900≈ £764≈ €873Sign up to see

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  1. The Evil Specter of Ruin, 1940
    Photograph
    image 13-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 621
    $900≈ £764≈ €873HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  2. Clarence John Laughlin, A Vision of Dead Desire, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979
    A Vision of Dead Desire, 1954
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (34.3 x 24.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 146
    $3,500≈ £2,695≈ €3,043Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Clarence John Laughlin, The Living Eyes, Bakota Ancestral Fetish, Pulitzer Collection, 1950, Gelatin silver print
    The Living Eyes, Bakota Ancestral Fetish, Pulitzer Collection, 1950
    Photograph
    13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (34.9 x 27.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 245
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Clarence John Laughlin, Creole Beauty (Vieux Carré, New Orleans), 1938, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
    Creole Beauty (Vieux Carré, New Orleans), 1938
    Photograph
    10 1/4 x 13 3/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 2141
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Clarence John Laughlin, Creole Beauty (Vieux Carré, New Orleans), 1938, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
    Creole Beauty (Vieux Carré, New Orleans), 1938
    Photograph
    10 1/4 x 13 3/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5147
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Clarence John Laughlin, The Bat, 1940, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, mounted on Crescent Illustration board, probably printed late 1950s-early 1960s
    The Bat, 1940
    Photograph · Board
    13 1/2 x 10 3/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5148
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗

Clarence John Laughlin photographs (6)

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