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Alma Lavenson
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Alma Lavenson
- Self-Portrait
- gelatin silver print
signed in pencil in the margin, 1932, printed in 1986
Provenance
The collection of the photographer
By descent to her family
Literature
Alma Lavenson (Riverside: California Museum of Photography, 1979), title page
Susan Ehrens, Alma Lavenson Photographs (Berkeley, 1990), cover and p. 87
The Altering Eye: Photographs from the National Gallery of Art (Washington, 2015), pl. 134
The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection (London, 2016), p. 89
Condition
This print is on double-weight paper with a slightly pebbled, semi-matte surface. It is in excellent condition.
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.