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Francesca Woodman
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Francesca Woodman
- UNTITLED (HORSESHOE CRAB, PROVIDENCE)
- gelatin silver print
circa 1976; accompanied by a postcard, postmarked 23 December 1976, from the photographer (2)
Provenance
Gift of the photographer to the present owner, 1970s, when students together at the Rhode Island School of Design
Condition
This early print, on single-weight paper with a surface sheen, and somewhat unevenly trimmed to the image, is in generally very good condition. There is some slight edge wear, and in raking light, tiny vertical indentations are visible near the lower left edge.
There is very faint age-darkening at the periphery on the reverse.
The accompanying postcard from Francesca Woodman to her classmate reads:
'Cyndie,
Please don't think I have forsaken you! Hope your plum pudding ma__(unintelligible) was plump. I am spending my vacation on the sofa in Boulder. Right before I left Providence they printed out the slogans on Allaries. It's under new ownership in fact N. Main St. is getting very RITSY except for the RISD contingent.
I wonder about you. If you are in N. Y. I can come up and join you Dec. 29-Jan. 7.
Francesca, 109 N. Main, Providence'
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
The accompanying postcard from Francesca Woodman to her classmate reads:
'Cyndie,
Please don't think I have forsaken you! Hope your plum pudding ma__(unintelligible) was plump. I am spending my vacation on the sofa in Boulder. Right before I left Providence they printed out the slogans on Allaries. It's under new ownership in fact N. Main St. is getting very RITSY except for the RISD contingent.
I wonder about you. If you are in N. Y. I can come up and join you Dec. 29-Jan. 7.
Francesca, 109 N. Main, Providence'
'Cyndie,
Please don't think I have forsaken you! Hope your plum pudding ma__(unintelligible) was plump. I am spending my vacation on the sofa in Boulder. Right before I left Providence they printed out the slogans on Allaries. It's under new ownership in fact N. Main St. is getting very RITSY except for the RISD contingent.
I wonder about you. If you are in N. Y. I can come up and join you Dec. 29-Jan. 7.
Francesca, 109 N. Main, Providence'