Lot 51
Percy Bentley (1882-1968)
Lot 51 Details
Percy Bentley (1882-1968), Canadian
COLLECTION OF VIEWS OF INDIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST: THE TAJ MAHAL (2 VIEWS); AN EASTERN GATEWAY; TEMPLE STEPS; THE PEARL MOSQUE; AND AN ARAB MARKET
Six glass negative black and white photographs; each signed: “P. Bentley ARPS at Vancouver, B.C” and titled in pencil to the mount. One unframed.
Each sheet approximately 16" x 13" — 40.6 x 33 cm.
Estimate $300-$400
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Provenance:
Ex. Coll. of Dr. Kenneth Casselman, Vancouver;
By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto
Note:
Dr. Casselman was an amateur photographer and friend of the photographer. Bentley established the Dominion Photography Co., in Vancouver with John Fawcett (active 1914-1926).
Bentley became a member of the Royal Photographic Society in 1940. In 1942 he became an Associate member of ARPS, and in 1946 he became a fellow: the highest distinction of the Society. These photographs would have been signed between 1942 and 1946.