GEORGE GELERNT (American, 20th century). MOONLIGHT BAY, SAILBOAT IN CHESAPEAKE OFF ROCK HALL, MD, 1953, signed and dated on reverse with notations affixed to reverse on frame. Black and white photograph - Framed, sight: 10 in. x 13 5/8 in. Estimate $400-600
NOTE: George Gelernt was a noted, award-winning commercial photographer whose images appeared in numerous mid-20th century magazines. The Mead Paper Company used "Moonlight Bay' for advertising. "Matador Y Toro" won several exhibition awards. Negatives for both of these images were destroyed in a major Philadelphia fire in 1965, along with Gelernt's photography studio.
