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Richard Avedon
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Richard Avedon
- 'MARILYN MONROE, ACTRESS, NEW YORK CITY'
- Gelatin silver print
flush-mounted to linen, signed and editioned '37/50' in ink and with the photographer's title, copyright, and printing information stamps on the reverse, framed, Jane Corkin Gallery labels on the reverse, 1957, printed in 1980
Provenance
Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto, 1981
Literature
Richard Avedon, Woman in the Mirror (New York, 2005), p. 88
Richard Avedon Portraits (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002), unpaginated
Richard Avedon, An Autobiography (New York, 1993), pl. 134
Richard Avedon: Evidence, 1944-1994 (New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1994), p. 138
Michael Juul Holm, ed., Richard Avedon - Photographs 1946 - 2004 (Humlebæk: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2007), p. 60
Condition
This photograph is in generally excellent condition. A small, sharp crease near the lower edge of the image does not break the emulsion and is visible only upon very close examination in high raking light.
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.