Diane Arbus (1923-1971)/Neil Selkirk (b. 1947)

signed, titled, dated, and numbered '55/75' by the photographer's daughter, Doon Arbus, in ink, and with the 'A Diane Arbus Photograph' and reproduction rights stamps on the reverse, matted, framed, 1970, printed later by Neil Selkirk from DIANE ARBUS's negative, no. 55 in an edition of 75 (Revelations, p. 231; MoMA, unpaginated; Photography/Venice '79, p. 333)

This photograph is in generally very good condition. In the lower right quadrant there is a 2½-inch vertical handling crease that breaks the emulsion. Visible in raking light are two handling creases, both slightly breaking the emulsion, and each approximately one-inch, at the right side of the image. There are number of small handling creases in the print margin, and the upper margin has a slight wave. On the reverse there are three strips of linen tape adhered to the top edge.
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