Soichi Sunami Sold at Auction Prices

Soichi Sunami (1885-1971): Martha Graham

Gelatin silver print on a mount, signed on the mount and with the artist's blind stamp, titled and with artist's inkstamp on the reverse; together with Ara Ignatius: Merce Cunningham, gelatin silver print, titled and inscribed 'photo by Ara Ignatius'; Daniel Kramer: Erik Hawkins in Early Floating, gelatin silver print, titled and with the artist's inkstamp on the reverse; Joseph Filzen: Carla Fracci, gelatin silver print on a mount, 1967, titled, dated and variously inscribed on the reverse; 20th Century School: Dancing Shoes, gelatin silver print, 1980, indistinctly signed, dated and numbered 10/25; and Two Dancers, gelatin silver print, indistinctly inscribed in red ink. Various sizes, one framed.

SOICHI SUNAMI (1885 - 1971)

"Anais Nin"; c. 1942; Gelatin Silver Print; 6.25" x 4.25"; Blind Embossed Lower Left; Framed (under glass); Note: autographed by Anais Nin; Provenance: From the Estate of Marcuse “Cusie” Pfeifer (1936 - 2020).

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/New York, 1885-1971), "Troupe of Dancers"

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/New York, 1885-1971) "Troupe of Dancers" gelatin silver print embossed lower right, stamped on the reverse. Unframed. 9-1/2" x 6-5/8" Provenance: Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/New York, 1885-1971), "Martha Graham"

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/New York, 1885-1971) "Martha Graham" gelatin silver print embossed lower right, stamped on the reverse. Unframed. 9-1/2" x 6-5/8" Provenance: Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/New York, 1885-1971), "Martha Graham"

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/New York, 1885-1971) "Martha Graham" gelatin silver print embossed lower right, stamped on the reverse. Unframed. 9-1/2" x 6-5/8" Provenance: Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Soichi Sunami/MoMA, Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth, 1948

Soichi Sunami/Museum of Modern Art, Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth, 1948, Vintage gelatin silver print, 6.5" x 9.5". MoMA label affixed to verso. Photographer's credit stamped on verso. MoMA publicity department stamp on verso. Crop marks and notations in pencil on verso.

Photograph, Soichi Sunami

Soichi Sunami (American/Japanese, 1885-1971), "Martha Graham in 'Adolescence'," toned gelatin silver print, blind stamp lower right, titled and artist stamp verso, image/sheet: 9.5"h x 7.25"w, overall (with frame): 20.25"h x 16.25"w

Photograph, Soichi Sunami

Soichi Sunami (American/Japanese, 1885-1971), "Martha Graham in 'Rhapsodies'," toned gelatin silver print, blind stamp lower right, titled and artist stamp verso, image/sheet: 9.25"h x 7"w, overall (with frame): 20.25"h x 16.25"w

Photographs by Soichi Sunami (1885-1971) (4)

Set of 4 Female Portraits, Modernist photographs. Soichi Sunami Japanese American. Variously blind stamped on photos and inscribed in pencil on mounts. Largest frame 17 3/4" x 15 3/4".

ALFRED STIEGLITZ (1864-1948)/SOICHI SUNAMI (1885-1971) Hands of Georgia O'Keeffe, no. 26.

ALFRED STIEGLITZ (1864-1948)/SOICHI SUNAMI (1885-1971) Hands of Georgia O''Keeffe, no. 26. Silver print, the image measuring 9x7 1/8 inches (22.9x18.1 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Stieglitz''s credit, the title, and the negative date, in pencil, and Sunami''s Photographed for the Museum of Modern Art hand stamp, on verso. 1919; printed late 1940s

Soichi Sunami: Julia Evergood, 1931, silver print

Julia Evergood, 1931, silver print, photographer's stamp verso; autographed recto: "To dear Cressie, With Love, Julia Evergood"; inscribed verso: "March 23, 1941. This represents one of Julie's proud moments when she danced a solo ballet first number on the program before the President of France at Sorbonne, Paris, in a memorial to Pavlova the world's greatest Russian Ballerina, given one month after her death in April 1941, by one of her latest dancing partners, M. Alexander Volinine.", Image size: 9"x7"; Sheet Size: 9"x7"

Soichi Sunami (1885-1971)Model adapated from Kurt Schmidt: Mechanical

Soichi Sunami (1885-1971) Model adapated from Kurt Schmidt: Mechanical Ballet, Weimar, 1923 Tirage argentique Porte au dos le cachet du Museum of Modern Art, New York 18 x 22, 5 cm

After Soichi Sunami (Japanese/American, 1885-1971), Ruth St. Denis, Inscribed in the matrix "Photo by Soichi Sunami" and "Hegeman Print

After Soichi Sunami (Japanese/American, 1885-1971) Ruth St. Denis Inscribed in the matrix "Photo by Soichi Sunami" and "Hegeman Print, N.Y." l.r. Lithograph on paper, sight size 39 x 26 in. (99.5 x 66.0 cm), framed. Condition: Printing imperfections, not examined out of frame. N.B. The poster is based on a 1929 photograph by Soichi Sunami.

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/American, 1885-1971), Portrait of Martha Graham in Ekstasis, c. 1933, Blindstamped "SOICHI SUNAMI" l.r., dedica

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/American, 1885-1971) Portrait of Martha Graham in Ekstasis, c. 1933 Blindstamped "SOICHI SUNAMI" l.r., dedicated and autographed "To Fred Harris/Martha Graham" in pen l.l., photographer's stamp "...SOICHI SUNAMI/PHOTOGRAPHER/10 E. 15th ST., NEW YORK" on the reverse. Gelatin silver print, sheet size 7 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (18.7 x 23.5 cm), unframed. Condition: Minor creases to corners, minor skinning with glue residue to the reverse.

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/American, 1885-1971) Two Brancusi Exhibition Installation Images. Both with artist's stamp on the reverse. Gel

Soichi Sunami (Japanese/American, 1885-1971) Two Brancusi Exhibition Installation Images. Both with artist's stamp on the reverse. Gelatin silver prints, image sizes approximately 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.7 x 18.5 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Unmounted. N.B. Sold for the benefit of the collections of the Smith College Museum of Art.

SOICHI SUNAMI (1885-1971)

Ruth St. Denis, Tagore Poem, 1929 2 gelatin silver prints each with embossed credit stamp (on the recto); credit stamp (on the verso) each approximately 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19cm.) or the reverse (2)

SUNAMI, SOICHI Martha Graham in ""Rhapsodies"" * Martha Graham dancing.

SUNAMI, SOICHI Martha Graham.

SUNAMI, SOICHI

Martha Graham. Warm-toned silver print, 9 1/4x7 inches, with Sunami's signature, in pencil, on mount recto and his hand stamp on mount verso. Circa 1928

SUNAMI, SOICHI

Martha Graham in "Rhapsodies" * Martha Graham dancing. Together, 2 photographs. Silver prints, 9 1/2x7 1/2 and 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches, the first with Graham's caption in ink, both with Sunami's blindstamp on recto and hand stamp on verso. Circa 1928