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Lot 93
  • 93

Eliot Porter

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Eliot Porter
  • 'CERTAIN PASSAGES'
  • Portfolio of 8 Dye-Transfer prints
(New York: Daniel Wolf Press, 1989, an edition of 300), a portfolio of 8 dye-transfer prints, each mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, in individual wrappers with letterpress title and date, 1942-76, printed in 1989; together with the printed title/plate list/colophon, with edition number '100' in pencil. Folio, gray linen clamshell box with gilt-lettered leather label

Condition

These photographs are in generally excellent condition. The portfolio case and front matter are clean and in excellent condition. The plates are as follows: Gray's Arch, Red River Gorge, Kentucky, 1968 Apples, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, 1942 Asters and Raspberries, Oak Island, Maine, 1973 Foxtail Grass, Great Sand Dunes, Colorado, 1976 Edge of the Colorado River at Mile 122, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1967 Water-streaked Wall, Warm Springs Canyon, Utah, 1965 Aspens, Colorado, 1959 Bracken and Hawkweed, Michigan, 1973
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.

Catalogue Note

The plates are as follows:

Gray's Arch, Red River Gorge, Kentucky, 1968

Apples, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, 1942

Asters and Raspberries, Oak Island, Maine, 1973

Foxtail Grass, Great Sand Dunes, Colorado, 1976

Edge of the Colorado River at Mile 122, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1967

Water-streaked Wall, Warm Springs Canyon, Utah, 1965

Aspens, Colorado, 1959

Bracken and Hawkweed, Michigan, 1973