Imogen Cunningham

mounted, signed on the mount, the Folsom Street label on the reverse, framed, 1925, printed later

Acquired by the present owner from The Gallery of Photographic Arts, Westlake, Ohio, 1975

Flora, pl. 11; Ideas Without End, pl. 38; Photographs, pl. 11; Flora Photographica, pl. 77

This photograph, on paper with a slight surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. There is a small deposit of original retouching visible in the upper left quadrant. The buff-colored mount is in generally very good condition. There is sunning on the mount at the periphery of the image, and the lower right corner is bumped and creased. There are a few tiny old adhesive remains visible along the top edge, but are visible only under close inspection. The reverse of the mount is slightly soiled with fingerprints throughout. One dime-sized and 2 tiny, deep rust-colored deposits of indeterminate nature are visible along the lower and right edges. The mount is annotated '24.83 TR' in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse. Both the overmat and reverse of the mat are annotated 'Imogen Cunningham, "Magnolia Blossom," Folsom Street Label' in an unidentified hand in pencil.
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The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

mounted, signed by the photographer in pencil on the mount, her '862 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California 94107' letterpress credit label, with facsimile signature, typed title and date, on the reverse, matted, framed, 1925, printed later