2015 Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/12/2015
Horton Smith Vintage Signed Photo - Inscription - G. Pietzecker Original
An incredibly rare photographic artifact, this 5 1/2" x 8", sepia-toned original depicts golf Hall of Famer and inaugural 1934 Masters champion Horton Smith at 21 years old when he won his first important tournament the 1929 French Open. This image comes from the brillant photographic eye of George Sealy Pietzecker, who rose to fame chronicling Ouimet's win at the 1913 U.S. Open. He received his acclaim for his works great clarity of focus and presentaion of golf's greatest stars as the official photographer of the United States Golf Association. Any Pietzecker originals are extremely desirable and scarce in our hobby. The reknowed chronicler of the country's national championship and champions, Pietzecker had his early studio in St. Louis when this image dates to with verso stamping that reads "Geo S. Pietzcker 5646 Clemens Avenue St. Louis Mo". In the mid-1930's, he would relocate his studio to Miami Beach. This item has a thin area of mounting tape/glue residue in the margin of each of four corners-an insignificant flaw in assessing its display potential. Beautiful Ex/Mint condition with note to margin use. The fact that this example is vintage fountain pen signed by Horton Smith(with inscrip. "To Tom Tolbert With Best Wishes") with an early image of Smith makes this a very important collectible. James Spence Authentication (JSA) has reviewed this autograph(Please note their letter depicted which will accompany this lot).
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