Bill Brandt

dated 'October 1950' in ink and with the photographer's name stamp on the reverse, 1950

Acquired from Edwynn Houk Gallery, Chicago, 1987

This photograph is on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface and is in near-excellent condition. There is a faint half-inch indentation in the area of the bathtub, visible only under close examination in raking light. There is a tiny accretion in the upper portion of the sitter's back – only visible under close examination. There are several tiny white marks in the image which are due to defects or dust on the negative during printing and are not defects in the present print. When this photograph is viewed under ultraviolet light, it does not appear to fluoresce.
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