Ben F. Laposky, Oscillons — Four Vintage Gelatin Silver Prints, 1952 — RCM Galerie, Paris (sale catalogue, 2026)

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Sale catalogue, RCM Galerie, Paris (October 2026), 8 pp: four vintage gelatin silver prints by Ben F. Laposky, 1952, Cherokee, Iowa — Oscillon No. 12, No. 15, No. 44 (cover) and No. 83, each c. 25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.), with the artist's ink stamp on the verso ('OSCILLON NO. … / ELECTRONIC ABSTRACTION') and pencil references. Prices on request: info@rcmgalerie.com, +33 (0)1 40 15 00 23. Essay: Laposky (1914–2000) photographed oscilloscope traces from 1950; fifty Oscillons were shown as Electronic Abstractions at the Sanford Museum, Cherokee, in 1953, and the show toured to more than two hundred venues until 1961. Cites Franke, Computer Graphics, Computer Art (1971); LACMA's Coded (2023) opening on 1952; V&A holdings from the Patric Prince collection (a 1952 Oscillon is the V&A's earliest digital artwork); recent shows Electric Dreams (Tate Modern 2024–25), Coded (LACMA 2023), Chance and Control (V&A 2018). Laposky said he exposed some ten thousand negatives, none found.