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Robert Frank
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Frank
- 'S. C.' (BARBER SHOP THROUGH SCREEN DOOR, MCCLELLANVILLE)
- Gelatin silver print
- 8 ½ x 13 inches
signed, titled, and dated in ink in the margin, the number '35' in pencil, the photographer's copyright stamp, with credit and date in ink, and his 'Robert Frank Archive' stamp, with numbers '38' and '732' in pencil, on the reverse, 1955, possibly printed in the 1960s
Provenance
Lunn Gallery/Graphics International Ltd., Washington, D. C., 1979
Literature
The Americans: Photographs by Robert Frank (New York, 1986), p. 85
Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans (Washington, D. C.: National Gallery of Art, 2009), first frontispiece, pp. 256 and 471, Contact #38
Sarah Greenough and Philip Brookman, Robert Frank: Moving Out (Washington, D. C.: National Gallery of Art, 1994), p. 182
John Szarkowski, The Photographer's Eye (The Museum of Modern Art, 1966), p. 138
Tod Papageorge, Walker Evans and Robert Frank: An Essay on Influence (Yale University Art Gallery, 1981), p. 43
Peter Galassi, Walker Evans & Company (Museum of Modern Art, 2000), pl. 58
Condition
This very slightly warm-toned print, on double-weight paper with a surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. When examined with ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.
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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.