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Berenice Abbott
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Berenice Abbott
- John Watts Statue: From Trinity Courtyard, Looking Toward One Wall Street
- the photographer's Federal Art Project Changing New York and caption stamps, with title, date, and annotations in ink, on the reverse
- gelatin silver print
- 9 5/8 by 7 5/8 in.; 24.4 by 19.4 cm.
- Executed in 1938.
Literature
Bonnie Yochelson, ed., Berenice Abbott: Changing New York, The Museum of the City of New York, 1997, Wall Street, pl. 23
Condition
This early contact print, on lightly-textured double-weight paper with a faint surface sheen, is in generally very good condition. There is faint, warm-toned discoloration in the upper portion of the image. The black margin edges are worn, and the corners are bumped. As is characteristically seen in Abbott's 'Changing New York' prints from the period, there are small clamp impressions in the black margins from processing. Upon very close examination, the following are visible: a few tiny impressions that do not appear to break the emulsion; and a small, fingerprint-like abrasion near the lower edge of the image.
The reverse of the print is appropriately age-darkened and lightly soiled. The 'Changing New York' caption stamp on the reverse is annotated in ink with the following information:
Title: 'John Watts Statue: From Trinity Courtyard, Looking Toward One Wall Street'
Place: 'Manhattan'
Neg. # '28 [ ]'
Code: 'I A 3 IB'
Date: 'March 1, 1938'
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 imposing Art Deco limestone building at One Wall Street pictured here was built in 1931 for the Irving Trust Company by Ralph Walker of the architectural firm Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker. Dramatic by design, with its curtain-like exterior of limestone, it continues to tower above both old and new in the Financial District, including the New York Stock Exchange, Trinity Church, and the fifteen-foot-high bronze monument to lawyer and philanthropist John Watts (1749-1836) on the south side of Trinity churchyard.