Cabinet of Morbid Curiosities: The Richard Harris Collection
Wed, Oct 2, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Live Auction
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Lot 298
[PHOTOGRAPHY]. LESSING, Erich (Austrian, 1923 - 2018). Jose...
Estimate: $600 - $800
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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. LESSING, Erich (Austrian, 1923 - 2018). Joseph Haydn?s Skull / Series. 1954. Original silver gelatin prints. Signed and dated by ?Magnum? contributor Lessing, with informational labels to verso. Series of six photographs documenting the ?the case of the purloined skull: Joseph Haydn?s skull, stolen by grave robbers for ?scientific purposes? in 1809, is finally returned to the composer?s remains.? 14 x 10?.
