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David Levinthal
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- David Levinthal
- SELECTED IMAGES FROM DESIRE
- large-format color Polaroid prints
8 unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor prints, each signed, dated, and editioned '1/3,' '2/5,' or '1/2' in ink in the margin, one framed, an Innovation/Imagination exhibition label on the reverse, 1990-91 (8)
Exhibited
Female in Bondage (Face Down on Floor) with Dominatrix:
San Francisco, The Friends of Photography, Innovation/Imagination: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography, May - July 1999, and traveling to 11 other venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)
Literature
Female in Bondage (Face Down on Floor) with Dominatrix:
Innovation/Imagination: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography (The Friends of Photography, 1999), p. 104 (this print)
Condition
These unique large-format Polaroid prints are in generally excellent condition. In high raking light, scattered fingerprints and superficial surface scuffs are visible. The top and bottom margins are unevenly trimmed, as is customary with large-format Polaroid prints.
On the reverse of the framed photograph are printing notations in black marker.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.