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Emmet Gowin
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- Emmet Gowin
- 'NANCY, DANVILLE, VIRGINIA'
- Gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated, and with printing notations in ink and pencil on the reverse, framed, Buhl Collection and Guggenheim Museum exhibition labels on the reverse, 1969
Provenance
Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1995
Exhibited
New York, Guggenheim Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection, June - September 2004, and 4 other international venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, A Show of Hands: Photographs and Sculpture from the Buhl Collection, January - March 2008
Seoul, South Korea, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Asian tour), March - May 2009, and 2 other Asian venues through 2011 (see Appendix 1)
West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, A Show of Hands: Photographs and Sculpture from the Buhl Collection, January - March 2008
Seoul, South Korea, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Asian tour), March - May 2009, and 2 other Asian venues through 2011 (see Appendix 1)
Literature
Jennifer Blessing, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Guggenheim Foundation, 2004), pp. 90 and 220 (this print)
Emmet Gowin: Photographs (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1990), p. 38
Emmet Gowin: Photographs (Göttingen, Germany, and New York, 2009), pl. 24
Emmet Gowin: Photographs (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1990), p. 38
Emmet Gowin: Photographs (Göttingen, Germany, and New York, 2009), pl. 24
Condition
This print is in generally excellent condition.
On the reverse of the print are the following printing notations in pencil: 'soft', '2' (circled), '7@16', and '+3ft.'
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.