Auction P4044 (Lisbon & Online)
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December 6, 2007 9:30PM — P4ArtGallery - 16 Navegantes St. 1200-731 Lisbon
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Thurston Hopkins (b.1913)
C1_1852
Sold by € 943.00
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Lot description
Coimbra, city center, 1950s. Signed and stamped by the Photographer (16.5x25cm). Thurston Hpkins was born in London in 1913. He studied graphic illustration at Brighton School of Art in 1930. In 1935 he worked in several cinemas and started to photograph. He joined the RAF photography team in North Africa and in Italy and later started to write war fiction. He became a professional photographer in 1946 and worked exclusively for “Picture Post” during 8 years until its closure in 1957. He then move to advertising from 1958 to 1970. He lives in Sussex, England, with his wife, the well known photo journalist Grace Robertson. Gelatin silver print. Estimate €800-1,200 Bibliography: Thurston Hopkins, Gordon Fraser, London, 1977.