Lot 177
- 177
Robert Frank
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Frank
- 'PARIS' (MAN AND CART)
- Gelatin silver print
signed, titled, and dated in ink in the margin, numbers in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1949
Provenance
The photographer to Pace/MacGill, New York
Acquired from the above
Literature
Other prints of this image:
Robert Frank, Black, White and Things (Washington, D. C.: National Galler🌟y of Art, 1994), pl. 31
Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans (Washington, D. C.: National Gallerꩲy of Art, 2009), pl. 56
Robert Frank and Ute Eskildsen, Paris (Göttingen, 2008), unpaginated
Condition
This warm-toned early print is in generally excellent condition. The top edged is rubbed, and the corners are slightly bumped.
The following numbers are on the reverse of the print in an unidentified hand in pencil: 'RF-786-3,' '1301-III(M),' and 'RF.774.'
There is a Pace/MacGill, New York, gallery label on the reverse of the frame.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.