Andreas Feininger

ferrotyped gelatin silver print, the photographer’s ‘Life Photo’ credit stamp and with title and numerical notations in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1949

Private Collection

Collection of Ann and Jürgen Wilde, Zülpich

Phillips de Pury & Company, 6 October 2005, Sale 40205, Lot 104

Andreas Feininger, The Face of New York (New York, 1954), unpaginated (another print)

This ferrotyped print is in generally very good condition. As is typical of ferrotyped prints, some pitting, inconsequential surface scratches, and a slight unevenness of the generally glossy surface are visible upon very close examination. A fine crackelure is visible in raking light in the lower portion of the image. There is minor edge wear. The tips of the corners are creased, and there is a 3-inch crease that appears to break the emulsion in the upper right corner. On the reverse of the print, '158-159' [circled], '3' [circled], and '76-77' [circled and crossed out] are written in an unidentified hand in pencil. When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.
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