large-format dye-transfer print, mounted, signed, titled, dated, and annotated in ink and stamped on the reverse, framed, 1947, printed 1959-60, one of no more than 13 prints of this image in dye-transfer (Moments Preserved, p. 132)

 

This impressive large early dye-transfer print is in generally very good condition. The colors remain saturated. In the lower right quadrant, there is a pinpoint-sized nick in the emulsion. When examined in raking light, the following, which likely occurred either prior to mounting or during the mounting process, are visible: 3 sharp linear creases (3/4 to 1 1/2 inches) at the upper right edge; a crescent-shaped sharp crease at the upper left edge; a tiny x-shaped crease in the lower right black dot on the dice; two tiny soft handling creases and two very small mounting bubbles where particles have become trapped between the print and the mount.
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