Berenice Abbott

2 oversized photographs, Exchange Place and Fifth Avenue, #4, 6, 8, each mounted, signed on the mount, the 'Abbot, Maine' studio stamp on the reverse, 1934 and 1936, printed later (2)

O'Neal, pp. 108 and 130; Steidl, Vol. II, pp. 51 and 101; Modern Vision, pl. 32; New York in the Thirties, pl. 48

The photographs are in generally excellent condition with the following exception: Exchange Place: Visible in raking light is a 1/2-inch air pocket in the lower left portion, and a small, soft crease along the left top edge of the print. Both are likely a result of the dry-mounting process.
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The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

2 oversized photographs, comprising Exchange Place and Fifth Avenue, #4, 6, 8, the second oversized, each mounted, signed by the photographer in pencil on the mount, her 'Abbot, Maine' studio stamp on the reverse, matted, 1934 and 1936, printed later (2)