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When did Berenice Abbott retire?
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Noted photographer Berenice Abbott had no official retirement, but her work tapered off after she moved to Maine in the late 1960s. She was able to live off the rise in popularity of her prior works in the 1970s and basically lived a small-town existence until her death in 1991. Shop a selection of Berenice Abbott pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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WASHINGTON SQUARE LOOKING NORTH
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in Portland, ME
Abbott, Berenice. WASHINGTON SQUARE LOOKING NORTH.
Vintage Gelatin Silver print, 1936.
Stamped verso "Federal Art Project/"Changing New York"/Photograp...
Category
1930s Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hoboken Ferry Terminal, Lackawanna Railroad, Barclay Street, New York
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fulton Street Fish Market, New York City, circa 1930
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in New York, NY
Ca. 1930
Gravure print from The Limited Editions Club edition of The Bottom of the Harbor, Joe Mitchell
Image: 5 x 6 inches
Unsigned
Category
1930s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photogravure
Edward Hopper, New York, 1948
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in New York, NY
1948
Silver print; Photograph of Edward Hopper in New York, 1948 by legendary Berenice Abbot
14 x 11 inches
The image is stamped "Photograph Berenice Abbott, Abbott, Maine 04406"
Category
1940s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Flatiron Building, New York City, 1938
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in New York, NY
1938
Silver print on 16 x 20-inch mount
11 x 14 in.
Signed and stamped Berenice Abbott
Category
1930s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Designer's Window, Bleecker Street
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on back of print with artist's stamp. Printed in the 1950's.
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin