Eugène Atget

albumen print, numbered '6424' by the photographer in the negative, titled and numbered '6424' by him in pencil on the reverse, matted, framed, 1923

Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco

Private Collector, San Francisco, acquired from the above, 1991

Grading this albumen print on a scale of 1 to 10 - a 10 being a print that has rich, even, dark tones and highlights that retain all of their original detail - this print has a rating of 10. The print has deep brown dark tones and is essentially in excellent condition. There is a 1/4-inch hairline indentation that does not appear to break the emulsion in the lower left edge. There is a very tiny white deposit of indeterminate nature in the upper left corner. There is a sharp handling crease in the upper left quadrant. When this print is examined in raking light, numerous soft handling creases, predominately along the left side of the print, are visible. There is a typed label affixed to the back of the frame which is annotated EUGENE ATGET, Coin Rue de la Colombe, 1906 [sic]. Gold Chloride Printing Out Paper.'
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