JULIUS SHULMAN / NEUTRAS MILLER HOUSE Vintage Print #3 Start Price USD 199.99 Current Price USD 240.50 Time Left - Bid Count 4 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 22, 2008 End Time Monday, September 01, 2008 Location Southern California See more about 'JULIUS SHULMAN / NEUTRAS MILLER HOUSE Vintage Print #3' Description 1937 VINTAGE PRINT (#3)SUBJECT: “THE MILLER HOUSE”PHOTOGRAPHER: JULIUS SHULMANARCHITECT: RICHARD NEUTRACOLLABORATOR: PETER PFISTERER You are looking at a fabulous and very rare vintage print by the well-known architectural photographer, Julius Shulman. It was found with a group of 8 vintage prints of “The Miller House” from 1937.This print has been authenticated by both the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Palm Springs Art Museum. The Getty Museum said they were “very rare” and “extremely important”, and the Palm Springs Art Museum said they were “very special”!THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND CHANCE - DON’T MISS THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY!Low Starting Price & No Reserve! * This is the exact item you will receive. * The subject is the famous “Miller House”, (also known as Mensendieck House) by Architect Richard Neutra which is located in Palm Springs, CA. The print is from 1937, and one of the things that makes it so unique and collectible are the notations on the back side! Not only does it have the “Julius Shulman” stamp with his old address (546 N. Cummings, L.A., CA) which pre-dates WWII, it also has the job number (213-2) written in pencil, a typed caption on a paper label that reads, “Nightview over pool into screen porch - Indirect illumination”, and instructions in orange pencil dictating where to crop the photo and how much to reduce it, presumably for either a book or a magazine article. I just love this night photo!Size: 8” x 10”These photos are very similar to the ones in the book “The Miller House” by Stephen Leet. Excerpt and photos from the book, “The Miller House” - “At the dawn of his international fame, architect Richard Neutra was approached by a St. Louis socialite, Grace Lewis Miller, to design a small winter home on the edge of glamour-baked Palm Springs. Miller wanted an open, light-filled house that could also act as a studio for her fashionably avant-garde exercise course in posture and grace, "The Mensendieck System". This unique program, combined with the desert landscape and the proactive health-minded client appealed to the idealist in Neutra. The frequent, fervent dialog between Neutra and Miller, who had great mutual respect, produced a work of forward-thinking and artful architecture. In Richard Neutra's Miller House, Stephen Leet traces the conception and realization of the house, examines the complex relationship between architect and client, and shows how the Mensendieck System influenced the creation of this seminal Neutra project.Beautiful duotone photographs by Julius Shulman, excerpts from the detailed correspondence between Neutra and Miller, and sketches and drawing provide valuable insight into the design process. Like the houses of Albert Frey, a contemporary of Neutra's who also build in the desert, the Miller House shows how architecture , the California landscape, and an interest in well-being can intersect in a moment of the architectural sublime.Julius Shulman photographed the Miller House on four separate occasions between 1937 and 1941, each time on behalf of the architect Richard Neutra. Neutra accompanied him on these visits, driving from Los Angeles to Palm Springs at daybreak to allow enough time to photograph the house, have lunch with Grace Lewis Miller, and nap before driving back to Los Angeles.” I have had a lot of fun talking to experts, and spent a lot of time doing research on these vintage prints! Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions, and I will try to help. CONDITION: This print is in good vintage condition with the following exceptions: two small bends in the lower left corner (I am told these can be touched up). Regardless of the fact that these prints are not in perfect condition, I was told that they are still very valuable and highly collectible! Please look at the photos, and feel free to ask any questions you may have before bidding. This item comes from a smoke free home.* I have the other prints from the same group listed at this time - please take a look! * * * * NOTICE * * *I spent last weekend cleaning out a large house that was being foreclosed, and I will be listing lots of other nice old items from that sale in the next few weeks, so please check back often for new listings! Payment is expected within 24 hours of auction close by Paypal. I reserve the right to relist any items not paid for and submit a non-paying bidder report to e-bay and negative feedback. I will do everything possible to resolve any issues to our mutual satisfaction, so please do not leave negative feedback without contacting me first. Thank you! I am happy to combine shipping on multiple items, when they are paid for together.Shipping quote includes tracking by USPS. Insurance is extra.Feel free to e-mail any questions you may have before bidding, and please allow 24 hours for a response, as I am also working full time. 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