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Robert Frank
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Frank
- 'S. C.' (BARBER SHOP, MCCLELLANVILLE)
- Gelatin silver
signed, titled, and dated in ink in the margin, the photographer's copyright stamp, credit and date in ink, and his 'Robert Frank Archive' stamp, numbers and annotations in pencil on the reverse, 1955, printed later (The Americans, p. 85; Looking In, first frontispiece, pp. 256 and 471, Contact #38)
Condition
This print is in generally excellent condition. The ink signature, title, and date have faded slightly.
On the reverse, the Robert Frank Archive stamp is annotated '38' and '709' in pencil. In addition, there are the following annotations in pencil on the reverse: 'RF - 42 53C' and X-R. F. A. 038.6,' and '01.'
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.
Catalogue Note
In addition to the print offered here, only three prints of this image have been offered at auction in recent years--in these rooms on 15 February 2006, Important Photographs from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including Works from the Gilman Paper Company Collection, (Sale 8165, Lot 102), and on 30 March 2009, (Sale 8575, Lot 146); and at Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg, New York, 26 April 2003, The Seagram Collection of Photographs (Sale 40203, Lot 132).