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Lot ID: 10762
Bob  Gruen:   John Lennon, New York City, 1974.
 
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Description
Artist: Gruen Bob
Title: John Lennon, New York City, 1974.
Style: Contemporary
Medium: Photographs, Silver Print, Gelatin silver print
Year: 1974
Size: height - 20 in, width - 16 in, depth - 0 in cm
Markings: signed, Signed, titled & dated in ink on recto.
Estimate: from US$1,400 to US$1,600

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Bob Gruen, John Lennon, New York City, 1974. Gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Signed, titled & dated in ink on recto.

Bob Gruen (American, b. 1945) is one of the most respected rock and roll photographers of his generation. He was essentially John Lennon’s personal photographer during his New York period, and Gruen’s photograph ‘John Lennon, New York City’ is surely his most famous photograph and signature image. Other subjects of Gruen’s, include: The Rolling Stones, The Who, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Tina Turner, Jerry Garcia, Kiss, the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Patti Smith, the Ramones, Blondi, and the New York Dolls.
Bob Gruen is one of the most well known and respected photographers in Rock and Roll. By the mid '70s he was already regarded as one of the foremost documenters of the scene working with major attractions such as John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Kiss etc., and also covering the emerging New Wave and Punk bands including The New York Dolls, Patti Smith, Clash, Sex Pistols, Ramones & Blondie.

  • Condition Report
    • Current lot doesn't have any damage.
  • History & Provenance

    • Publications:
      John Lennon: The New York Years (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2005)
      The Clash (Vision On, 2004)
      The Rolling Stones - Crossfire Hurricane (Genesis Publications, 1997)
      The Sex Pistols: Chaos (Omnibus Press, 1990)
      New York Dolls: the photographs of Bob Gruen (Abrams, 2008)
  • Shipping Information
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      Shipping Weight: 5 lbs
      Framing: Yes
      Item Location: California, USA
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  • Bob Gruen
    John Lennon, New York City, 1974
    gelatin silver print
    16.0 in. x 10.8 in. / 40.6 cm. x 27.5 cm. Signed, Inscribed

    Estimate: US$1,253 - 1,879 Sold for US$1,491


    Villa Grisebach Auktionen GmbH:
    Thursday, May 29, 2008, (Lot 01374)
    Auction 154: Photography

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Biography & Links
Literature
1990
The Sex Pistols: Chaos (Omnibus Press, 1990)
1997
The Rolling Stones - Crossfire Hurricane (Genesis Publications, 1997)
2004
The Clash (Vision On, 2004)
2005
John Lennon: The New York Years (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2005)
2008
New York Dolls : the photographs of Bob Gruen (Abrams, 2008)
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