Horst P. Horst

blindstamped in the margin, signed on the reverse, framed, 1939, printed later

Acquired by the present owner from Staley Wise Gallery, New York, 1998

Form Horst, p. 69; Masterpieces of Photography, p. 309; Century of the Body, pl. 43; Modernist Photographs, fig. 35.2

This photograph, on double-weight paper with a matte surface, is in generally excellent condition. Visible only in raking light are numerous tiny deposits of original retouching throughout.
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The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

the photographer's signature blindstamp in the margin, signed, titled, and dated by the photographer in pencil on the reverse, matted, framed, 1939, printed later