Lot 139
- 139
Robert Frank
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Frank
- NEWBURGH, NEW YORK
- Gelatin silver print
- 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
signed and dated in ink in the margin, the number '85' in pencil, the photographer's copyright stamp, credit and date in ink, and his 'Robert Frank Archive' stamp with numbers '40' and '656' in pencil, on the reverse, 1955, printed later
Provenance
Acquired from Lunn Galleries/Graphics International Ltd., Washington, D. C., 1979
Literature
The Americans: Photographs by Robert Frank (New York, 1986), p. 89
Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans (Washington, D. C.: Natio🐟nal Gallery of Art, 2009), pp. 259, 472, and 478
Walker Evans, 'Robert Frank,' U. S. Camera Annual 1958, p. 114
'A Pageant Portfolio: One Man's U. S. A., Photographs by Robert Frank,' Pageant, April 1958, p. 29
Lisa Phillips, The American Century: Art and Culture, 1950-2000 (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1999), p. 80
Condition
This print, on double-weight paper with a surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. The penciled number on the reverse of the print could also be '58.' It is written sideways, so that it is difficult to know which number is intended.
When this print is examined with ultraviolet light, it appears to fluoresce.
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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.