Lot 57: A COLLECTION OF FOUR VINTAGE SILVER GELATIN PRINTS OF KING FAISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA BY LEO ROSENTHAL AND THE UNITED NATIONS

A COLLECTION OF FOUR VINTAGE SILVER GELATIN PRINTS OF KING FAISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA BY LEO ROSENTHAL AND THE UNITED NATIONS

An assortment of four mid-20th-century vintage silver gelatin prints depicting Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, later King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, in various diplomatic contexts. The collection includes three larger candid images showing the Prince in traditional Saudi attire, comprising a bisht and ghutra, engaging with Western diplomats and guests. One image captures him in conversation with a man in a light-coloured suit, while another shows him in a group setting with a woman in a floral dress. A third larger print depicts him standing with three men in business suits. The fourth, smaller print shows him in a group with several officials. The reverse of the three larger prints bears a stamped mark in capital letters reading PHOTO LEO ROSENTHAL. The reverse of the smaller print features a stamped official credit reading Please credit: OFFICIAL UNITED NATIONS PHOTO (DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION) Prière de mentionner: PHOTO OFFICIELLE DES NATIONS UNIES (DEPARTEMENT DE L’INFORMATION) and the numerical stamp 005109. Leo Rosenthal (1884-1967) was a noted photographer active at the United Nations during its formative years, documenting key figures and events. These photographs likely date to the mid-1940s or early 1950s, a period of significant Saudi-Western diplomatic engagement.