Horst P. Horst

platinum-palladium print, signed in pencil in the margin, signed in pencil and with copyright, edition, and printing information stamps on the reverse, framed, 1952, printed in 1986, no. 2 in a total edition of 12 (Form Horst, pl. 6)

Sotheby's New York, 5 October 1995, Sale 6747, Lot 425A

This print is in generally excellent condition. There are some deposits of original retouching in the right portion of the image. The margins show very minor darkening possibly due to the coating of the platinum emulsion, or due to sunning. There are a few yellow and grey deposits in the margin, possibly flaws in the paper. On the reverse, the copyright information stamp is annotated in an unidentified hand in pencil as follows: Title 'Male Nude - N.Y 1952' Printed '1986' by 'S. Lopes' Edition No '2/10' Platinum Palladium Print © Copyright HORST. All Rights Reserved. The printing information stamp is annotated in an unidentified hand in pencil as follows: Signed Platinum Palladium Prints on paper taken from this negative will not exceed '10 + 2A/P' copies On the reverse are 3 paper-tape hinge remnants at the upper edge, each measuring approximately 2 inches.
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