Josef Sudek 1896-1976

pigment print, signed and dated by the photographer in the margin, annotated by him on the reverse, matted, framed, 1951

Christie's New York, 8 April 1998, Sale 8884, Lot 316

Acquired by Nancy Richardson from the above

Another print of this image:

Zdenek Kirschner, Josef Sudek (Prague: Museum of Decorative Arts, 1993), pl. 199

This pigment print, on single-weight paper with a slight sheen, is in generally excellent condition. It has a range of gray tones with warm highlights and a delicate, almost purple, hue in the mid-tones, and subtly-rendered detail. Aside from some very small, soft handling creases at the upper edge, the print also appears to have a soft crease in the lower portion that is visible only from the reverse of the print. On the reverse, there are two 1/4-inch brown paper tape remains at the top edge.
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