Lot 29
  • 29

Alma Lavenson

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Alma Lavenson
  • 'CANNERY BLDGS., MONTEREY'
  • gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated and with annotation in pencil on the reverse, 1939

Provenance

The collection of the photographer

By descent to her family

Condition

This impressive, warm-toned early print, on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. The edges are rubbed, with tiny, barely perceptible chipping at the left edge. The corners are slightly bumped. In raking light, a small, soft impression is visible in the upper right quadrant of the print. In addition to the signature, title, and date on the reverse, 'AL #25' is written in in an unidentified hand in pencil.
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