Werner Bischof

the photographer's Magnum copyright stamp and with 'Inde 5' in ink on the reverse, framed, the Buhl Collection label on the reverse, 1951, probably printed in the 1960s

Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 1996

This photograph, on glossy double-weight paper, is in generally very good to excellent condition. In high raking light, a 2-inch soft diagonal crease is faintly visible. There is an adhesion of indeterminate nature in the lower left corner. On the reverse of the print, 'H' and '04' are written in pencil. When examined under ultraviolet light, this print appears to fluoresce. The Howard Greenberg Gallery invoice indicates that this print was made in the 1960s. When examined under ultraviolet light, this print appears to fluoresce.
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