Lot 57
- 57
Richard Avedon
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Richard Avedon
- 'JOE LOUIS, PRIZE FIGHTER, NEW YORK CITY'
- Edition 3 of 6
- Gelatin silver print
signed and editioned '3/6' in pencil and with title, date, copyright and reproduction rights stamps on the reverse, framed, Buhl Collection, Guggenheim Museum exhibition, and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, labels on the reverse, 1963, printed in 1964
Provenance
Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, 2001
Exhibited
New York, Guggenheim Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection, June - September 2004, and 4 other international venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, A Show of Hands: Photographs and Sculpture from the Buhl Collection, January - March 2008
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, A Show of Hands: Photographs and Sculpture from the Buhl Collection, January - March 2008
Literature
Jennifer Blessing, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Guggenheim Foundation, 2004), pp. 44 and 201 (this print)
Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, The Eye Club (San Francisco, 2003), pl. 70
Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, The Eye Club (San Francisco, 2003), pl. 70
Condition
This photograph, on double-weight semi-glossy paper, is in generally excellent condition. The print is trimmed to the image and the corners are ever-so-slightly bumped. Minor edge-rippling is apparent along the upper and lower edges. In high raking light, the following are visible: a 4-inch soft diagonal crease in the upper right quadrant; and 2 small deposits of original retouching near the lower right edge.On the reverse of the print, the copyright and printing date stamps are both dated '64' in pencil. This print was from negative number '7.'
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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.