拍品 223
- 223
EDWARD STEICHEN | Advertisement for Cannon Towels
估價
15,000 - 25,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- Edward Steichen
- Advertisement for Cannon Towels
- gelatin silver print
- 13 1/4 by 4 5/8 in. (33.7 by 11.7 cm.)
a Bruce Silverstein Gallery label on the reverse, 1935
來源
Sotheby's New York, 17 April 1991, Sale 6160, Lot 149 Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, 2005
Condition
This gelatin silver print is in generally excellent condition. There is faint silvering near the sitter's elbow and fingertips. There are clamp impressions in the upper and lower left margin corners with associated abrasions and faint staining. The upper margin appears slightly yellowed. There are several faint areas of soiling and scuffing on the reverse. There is a small area that is abraded in the lower left corner. None of the aforementioned condition issues affects the overall fine appearance of this print. When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.
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.
拍品資料及來源
‘Cannon Towel Talks,’ a series of 12 advertisements, was intended to be a radical departure from previous Cannon ads that featured cartoons, drawings, and straightforward, black-and-white photographs of towels to sell the product. The new series, with color photographs by Steichen, Anton Bruehl, and extensive copy by Homer Smith, was inspired by the fashion pages of magazines such as Vogue, and it was for the readers of these ‘class magazines’ that the campaign was targeted. The present photograph is a variant of the one used in ‘Towel Talk Number 6.’ The advertisements were an immediate success, both with the public and in the trade and stores wrote to Cannon Mills for up to 100,000 reprints.