W. Eugene Smith

2 photographs, comprising 'Nurse Maude Callen' and Spanish Wake, the first signed with a stylus on the image, each mounted, signed and the first titled in pencil on the mount, framed, 1951, probably printed in the late 1950s or early 1960s (Johnson 16:027 and 13:073) (2)

Spanish Wake: Acquired from The Photographers' Gallery, London, 1978

These photographs are in generally excellent condition. When examined under ultraviolet light, both prints appear to fluoresce ever-so-slightly. 'Nurse Maude Callen': Upon close inspection in raking light, two very small scratches--each approximately 1/8 of an inch--are visible in the upper right portion of the image. Spanish Wake: Upon close inspection in raking light, three small, hairline scratches are visible in the lower portion of the image. On the reverse of the mount, along each edge, are adhesive remains.
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