Elfriede Stegemeyer

multiple exposure, mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, signed and dated on the reverse, framed, the Buhl Collection label on the reverse, 1935

Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 1993

This photograph is on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface. It is lifting very slightly from its mount at the corners, and shows some minor wear at the edges and corners, as well. When the print is examined in high raking light, some very faint broadcast scuffs can be seen on the surface. These issues do nothing to diminish the pleasing graphic qualities of this print. The mount is a thin buff-colored board. The area of the mount directly surrounding the print has been sunned, and is consequently a slightly different color than unaffected areas. Some losses and glue remains on the left and right edges of the print suggest that an overmat was attached to the mount in the past.
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