Robert Frank

signed and titled in ink in the margin, the photographer's copyright stamp, with credit and date in ink, and his 'Robert Frank Archive' stamp, with title and number '389' in pencil, on the reverse, circa 1949

Lunn Gallery/Graphics International Ltd., Washington, D. C., 1979

This early, slightly warm-toned print, on double-weight paper with a slight sheen, is in generally excellent condition. The margin corners are lightly bumped, and there is a tiny crease in the upper left margin corner that does not affect the image. There is an area in the upper left quadrant that has a barely noticeable shift to a slightly more neutral tonality. When examined in raking light, there are 3 minor, small handling creases in the central portion of the print and one in the left margin. There is light soiling and what appears to be very faint, sparse foxing on the reverse of the print. When examined with ultraviolet light, it does not appear to fluoresce.
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