Josef Sudek

pigment print, signed and dated by the photographer in pencil in the margin, a partial 'glatt mit gelblichem ton' [smooth with gold tone] stamp on the reverse, matted, 1951

Collection of Anna Fárová

Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996

Arles, Recontres Internationales de la Photographie, Josef Sudek: The Pigment Prints, 1947-1954, July - August 1994, and traveling to:

Cologne, August Sander Archive, November - December 1995

New York, International Center of Photography, April - June 1996

Manfred Heiting, ed., Josef Sudek: The Pigment Prints, 1947 - 1954 (Los Angeles, 1994, in conjunction with the exhibition), pl. 64 (this print)

Please note that this photograph will be sold without a frame. This rich, warm-toned pigment print on thin paper with a slight surface sheen, is in generally very good condition. The soft sheen indicates the print may possibly have been coated in some way by the photographer. There is a 1/4-inch section of emulsion loss along the center left edge of the image. A very small white speck in the center left portion of the image appears to be in the negative. There is light soiling in the margins, including small sections of staining at the upper right corner and along the bottom edge, that do not affect the image. There are tiny pinholes in the right margin corners, likely made by the photographer for registration during the printing process. On the reverse, there is staining and soiling along the edges, remnants of brown tape along the top edge, and white tape in the corners. There is a very small area of discoloration in the upper left quadrant.
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