Lot 22
- 22
Eliot Porter
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Eliot Porter
- 'INTIMATE LANDSCAPES'
- 10 dye-transfer prints
(New York: Daniel Wolf Press, 1979, an edition of 250), a portfolio of 10 dye-transfer prints, each mounted, all but one signed in pencil on the mount and with the portfolio stamp on the reverse, in individual wrappers with letterpress title and date, 1956-77, printed in 1979; together with printed title, introductory quote, plate list, and colophon, signed and editioned '197' in ink. Folio, taupe linen clamshell box with gilt-lettered leather label
Condition
These dye-transfer prints are in generally excellent condition, except as noted below. The colors are vibrant and saturated, without any apparent fading. The reverse of some mounts are very lightly soiled.
The linen clamshell box is also in generally excellent condition overall, with some faint scuffs on the bottom of the box. The front matter and wrappers are generally clean.
The plates are as follows:
Redbud trees in bottomland. Near Red River Gorge, Kentucky. April 17, 1968
Colorful trees. Newfound Gap Road, Great Smokey Mountains, National Park, Tennessee. October, 1967 - This print is not signed on the mount and does not have the portfolio stamp on the reverse of the mount. On the reverse, '#1001-056-02' is written in an unidentified hand in pencil.
Foxtail grass. Lake City, Colorado. August, 1957
Shadbush. Near Hillsborough, New Hampshire. April 28, 1957
Columbine leaves, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine. July 27, 1974
Frostbitten apples. Tesuque, New Mexico. November 21, 1906 - There are a few red linear deposits of indeterminate nature on the mount.
Trunks of maple and birch with oak leaves. Passaconaway Road, New Hampshire. October 7, 1956
Stones and cracked mud. Black Place, New Mexico. June 9, 1977
Rock-eroded stream bed. Coyote Gulch, Utah. August 14, 1971
River edge at sunset. Below Piute Rapids, San Juan River, Colorado. May 24, 1962
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.