Larry Sultan

chromogenic print, signed in ink on the image, flush-mounted, framed, Buhl Collection and Janet Borden, Inc., labels on the reverse, 1989, no. 1 in an edition of 10

Janet Borden, Inc., New York, 1996

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)

Marianne Courville, Collection in Context: Selected Contemporary Photographs of Hands from the Collection of Henry M. Buhl (New York, 1996), pl. 66 (this print)

This chromogenic print is in generally excellent condition. Upon close examination, a few pin-point-sized impressions that do not break the emulsion are visible. The edges of the print are lightly rubbed. Although this print is not marked with an edition number, the Janet Borden, Inc., gallery label indicates that it is number one in an edition of 10.
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