Roman Vishniac

signed, titled, and dated in pencil and with the photographer's estate stamp, signed by Mara Vishniac Kohn, the photographer's daughter, in pencil, on the reverse, framed, the Buhl Collection label on the reverse, 1938

Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 1993

Palm Beach Photographic Centre, In Good Hands: Selected Works from the Buhl Collection, March 2011

Middletown, Delaware, Warner Gallery at St. Andrew's School, In Good Hands: Selected Works from the Buhl Collection, October - November 2011

This early print, on double-weight lightly textured paper with a slight surface sheen, is in generally very good condition. In raking light, very small deposits of original retouching are visible overall. The edges of the print are rubbed, with attendant tiny-to-small losses of emulsion. The print corners are worn, and the upper right corner is lightly creased. The black negative border is visible along the right and lower left edges of the print. The reverse of the print is soiled from handling and age. When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.
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