Harry Callahan

signed in the margin, framed, 1948, printed later

Edwynn Houk Gallery, Chicago, 1983

Eleanor, p. 22; Cox, pl. 19; MoMA, p. 13

This contact print, on double-weight paper with a surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. There is extremely minor occasional chipping at the left margin edge and very slightly bumped upper corners. The lower left corner is chipped in a way that is barely noticeable. Visible only upon close examination in raking light is a 1½-inch diagonal surface scratch in the center area of the print, which does not break the emulsion.
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The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

signed by the photographer with a stylus in the margin, matted, framed, 1948, printed later