pigment print, the photographer's blindstamp on the image, flush-mounted, mounted again, signed and dated in pencil on the mount, signed, titled, numbered 'XII,' and annotated with the photographer's studio address 'Prague II. Vodičkova 7. Czechoslovakia' and 'Pigment' in ink on the reverse, framed, 1926

Sotheby's New York, 23 April 2003, Sale 7885, Lot 171

Vladimir Birgus, František Drtikol: Modernist Nudes (San Francisco, 1997), pl. 12

This print has all of the richness and presence characteristic of pigment prints. Aside from minor wear and chipping at the print's periphery, the print is generally in excellent condition. A few tiny deposits of original retouching are visible overall. There is evidence of foxing on the textured cream-colored mount, primarily along the left edge. The mount corners are bumped and the paper-ply is folding back at the tip of the upper right corner. On the reverse of the mount, '11' in written in blue crayon. The reverse of the mount is lightly soiled.
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