Lot 128
  • 128

Marilyn Bridges

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Marilyn Bridges
  • 'HEIGHTENED PERSPECTIVES: MARILYN BRIDGES'
(New York: Double Elephant Editions, circa 1990), a portfolio of 16 photographs, each signed on the reverse, 1981-90, printed circa 1990. Folio, blue linen clamshell box embossed in white, no. 14 in an edition of 50

Condition

These prints are in generally excellent condition, except where noted. The bottom left corner of the colophon has a one-inch crease. There are stray light black marks on the clamshell box, it is rubbed at the extremities, and the spine is splitting slightly. The plates are as follows: Canete Fishing Village, Peru Machu Picchu Overview Nazca Stonehenge #2, Wiltshire - The top edge of the print is slightly rippled. Cherhill Horse, Wiltshire - The top edge of the print is slightly rippled. White City Kea Palenque, Chiapas Castillo from Perpendicular, Yucatan Kazhitna Glacier, AK. Tweed Field, Le Roy, N.Y. Geometrics, OK. Navaho Hogan, M.V. Journey, M.V. Windmills on Ridges, Tehachapi, CA. Chrysler Building, N.Y.C. Lane Manned, N.Y.C.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

The plates are as follows:

Canete Fishing Village, Peru

Machu Picchu

Overview Nazca

Stonehenge #2, Wiltshire

Cherhill Horse, Wiltshire

White City Kea

Palenque, Chiapas

Castillo from Perpendicular, Yucatan

Kazhitna Glacier, AK.

Tweed Field, Le Roy, N.Y.

Geometrics, OK.

Navaho Hogan, M.V.

Journey, M.V.

Windmills on Ridges, Tehachapi, CA.

Chrysler Building, N.Y.C.

Lane Manned, N.Y.C.

The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

(New York: Double Elephant Editions, circa 1990), a portfolio of 16 photographs, each signed, titled, dated, and copyrighted by the photographer in pencil on the reverse, matted, 1981-90, printed circa 1990; together with the printed title, plate list, and colophon, numbered '14' in an unidentified hand in pencil. Folio, blue linen clamshell box embossed in white, no. 14 in an edition of 50

This portfolio is from the collection of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a distinguished private college of art, architecture and engineering founded in 1859 by industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper. Proceeds support Cooper Union's hallmark tradition of granting a full-tuition scholarship to every student.