Paul J. Woolf

ferrotyped gelatin silver print, the photographer’s ’14 East 37^th Street, New York City, Phone: CAledonia 5-5446’ credit/studio stamp on the reverse, framed, 1930s

Christie's New York, 6 April 1995, Sale 8126, Lot 132
Private Collection, New York
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, 16 April 2002, Sale 863, Lot 133

This ferrotyped print is in generally very good condition. As is typical of ferrotyped prints, some pitting, inconsequential surface scratches, scuffs, and a slight unevenness of the generally glossy surface are visible upon very close examination. There is a ½-inch sharp crescent shaped crease that breaks the emulsion near the left edge of the image. The edges of the thin white margins are lightly rubbed.
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