Lee Friedlander

5 photographs, comprising Putney, VT; Central Park; Cambridge; East Chatham; and Mariposa, Calif., the first mounted, each signed in pencil and with the photographer's appropriate markings on the reverse, 1972-75 (MoMA, pls. 245-46, 325, and 355) (5)

Acquired from Robert Freidus Gallery, New York, circa 1979

These prints, on double-weight paper with a surface sheen, are in generally excellent condition. Putney, VT (Roses) - This mounted portfolio print has been editioned '51/70' and annotated 'U. S. F. 215' in pencil on the reverse. It is from the 'Flowers' portfolio. The following are also titled, dated, and numbered by the photographer and with his '44 So. Mountain Road, New City, NY' dated stuio, copyright, and reproduction rights stamp on the reverse. Central Park, 1975 - This print has been titled 'Ft. Lee' but is an image of Central Park looking from the West Side to the east. It is numbered 245-7 in pencil on the reverse. 'Cambridge,' 1975 - This print is numbered 212 - 12 in pencil on the reverse. 'East Chatham,' NY, 1974 - This print has been numbered '190 -15' in pencil on the reverse. When examined in raking light, very slight silvering is visible in the dark areas of the print. 'Mariposa, Calif.' (Potted Fern), 1972 - This print has been numbered '118 - 16' and '78' in pencil on the reverse. When examined in raking light, very slight silvering is visible in the dark areas of the print.
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