Lot 127
  • 127

Richard Avedon (1923 - 2004)

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description

  • Richard Avedon
  • Stephanie Seymour, Model, New York City, 1992
  • photograph on paper
Tirage argentique. Signé et numéroté 5/5 au crayon au verso et avec tampons copyright et titre. Monté sous passe-partout et encadré.

Silver print. Signed, numbered 5/5 in pencil and with copyright, reproduction and title stamps on the reverse. Mounted and framed.

Provenance

De l'artiste à Hamiltons Gallery, Londres;
Christie's New York, 20th Century Photogrqphs: The Gert Elfering Collection, 10 Octobre 2005, lot 152;
Christie's New York, Icons of Glamour & Style: The Constantiner Collection, 16 Décembre 2008, lot 56;
collection privée européenne.

 

Literature

Avedon, Evidence 1944 - 1994, Munich, Random House, 1994, ill. p. 167.

Condition

There are two spots of yellow discoloration towards the centre of the image and one tiny spot in the lower portion of the print. Otherwise the print ios in excellent condition. The print has been viewed by The Richard Avedon Foundation.
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