Lot 321
  • 321

Diane Arbus (1923-1971)/Neil Selkirk (B. 1947)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Diane Arbus (1923-1971)/Neil Selkirk (B. 1947)
  • 'BISHOP AT THE ALTAR, SANTA BARBARA, CAL.'
  • Edition 12 of 75
  • Gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated, and editioned '12/75' by the photographer's daughter, Doon Arbus, in ink, and stamped on the reverse, 1964, printed later by Neil Selkirk

Provenance

Robert Miller Gallery, New York, 1998

Literature

Other images from the same sitting:

Diane Arbus: Revelations
(New York, 2003), pp. 80-1

Diane Arbus Magazine Work
(New York, 1984), pp. 48-9

Condition

This photograph, on double-weight Agfa paper with a surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. Only visible upon very close examination in high raking light is a one-inch crescent-shaped crease that breaks the emulsion. The reverse of the print is annotated 'RMG # A9212.186-O' in pencil, and the Estate of Diane Arbus copyright stamp is dated '84' in ink.
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