Robert Disraeli

signed and initialed in pencil and with the photographer's name stamps on the reverse, affixed with modern corners to the original mount, signed, dated, and titled 'Love's Triumpf' [sic] in pencil on the mount, framed, the Buhl Collection label on the reverse, 1932

Deborah Bell, New York, 1996

Jennifer Blessing, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Guggenheim Foundation, 2004), p. 118 (this print)

This photograph, on matte-surface double-weight paper, is in generally very good condition. Upon very close examination, fingerprints and smudges on the surface of the print are visible overall. The print is trimmed to the image and the edges are rubbed, resulting in tiny losses of emulsion. On the reverse of the print are 2 of the photographer's name stamps ('Disraeli' and 'Robert Disraeli') and the number '17' in an unidentified hand in pencil. The photograph is affixed to the original, textured, debossed mount with 4 small clear photo corners. On the reverse of the mount, 'DIS-195' is in an unidentified hand in ink.
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