Francesca Robinson Sanchez ©2010 Photographs by Sanford Roth
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Two Unpublished Vintage Cary Grant Photographs from the Sanford Roth Collection
Two vintage, never-before-seen black and white photographs of Cary Grant from the Sanford Roth Collection. In them, the actor is in a pair of brief white shorts, clowning in a pool and doing chin-ups. These rare photos of the American film legend shows him at his most relaxed and playful.
Sanford Roth was a globe-trotting photographer most known for the photographs he took of celebrities in their quiet moments, most notably James Dean. His photography graced the covers and interiors of many of the most popular and prestigious magazines in the Europe and the United States in the mid-20th-century. Born in New York, he spent much of his professional life criss-crossing the Atlantic, living in many of the cultural and fashion capitals of the world. His photography is distinctive, portraying the rarely-seen, heartfelt moments in the lives of very public people. Roth’s photographs are in museums around the world, including MoMA. Mr. Roth died in 1962 while in Rome.
CARY GRANT
Sanford Roth (1906-1962)
Cary Grant at his home in Palm Springs, CA, mid 1950s (believed to be unpublished)
Two silver gelatin prints, with photographer’s ink-stamp credit to reverse.
Photograph of Cary Grant standing under stairs, is photographer mounted
Estimate: $22,000 - $25,000