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Roy DeCarava
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Roy DeCarava
- 'DANCERS'
- Gelatin silver print
- 14 x 11 inches
signed in ink in the margin, credit, title, and date in pencil on the reverse, 1956, printed later
Provenance
DeCarava Foundation, New York, 1996
Literature
James Alinder, ed., Roy DeCarava: Photographs (The Friends of Photography, 1981), pl. 32
Peter Galassi, Roy DeCarvara, A Retrospective (The Museum of Modern Art, 1996), p. 211
Roy DeCarava, The Sound I Saw: Improvisation on a Jazz Theme (Phaidon, 2001), unpaginated
Condition
This print, on semi-glossy double-weight paper, is in generally excellent condition. There is insignificant wear to the margin corners.
On the reverse, '675,' '#18,' 'F10,' and '1983' are in an unidentified hand in ink.
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.
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.