Robert Frank

signed and titled in the margin, a copyright stamp on the reverse, 1955-57, printed later

The Americans, p. 122; Looking In, pp. 279, 472, 476, and Contact #57; Aperture, p. 61

This warm-toned photograph, on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. The corners are lightly bumped and very lightly soiled. There are a few tiny white specks and vertical lines visible in the image, due to imperfections in the negative. Visible in raking light is a tiny pinpoint indentation in the upper right quadrant which does not break the emulsion. On the reverse, the photograph is annotated 'RFG - 28.126,' '5 - 129 [crossed out] 222 [written above],' and '121' in an unidentified hand in pencil.
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The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

signed and titled by the photographer in ink in the margin, his copyright stamp, credited in an unidentified hand in ink, and annotated 'Chinese Cemetary [sic] - San Francisco Americans 57' in an unidentified hand in pencil, on the reverse, matted, 1955-57, printed later