David McDermott (B. 1952) and Peter McGough (B. 1958)

2 palladium prints, comprising A Glass Full of Water Turned Over and Closed, 1884; and A Delayed Ceremony, 1910, each framed to the photographers' specifications, the Buhl Collection label on the reverse, 1990; the first accompanied by their Temple of Photographic Art letterpress studio label, signed, titled, dated, and editioned 'One & only in an Edition of artist proof' in ink (2)

Lunn Ltd., New York, 1994

A Glass Full of Water Turned Over and Closed:

New York, Thread Waxing Space, Collection in Context: Selected Contemporary Photographs of Hands from the Collection of Henry M. Buhl, September - October 1996, and 8 other national and international venues through 1999 (see Appendix 1)

A Glass Full of Water Turned Over and Closed:

Marianne Courville, Collection in Context: Selected Contemporary Photographs of Hands from the Collection of Henry M. Buhl (New York, 1996), pl. 60 (this print)

Although these prints have not been examined out of their frames, they appear to be in generally excellent condition.
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