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Micha Bar-Am
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Micha Bar-Am
- Father Neophitus, Santa Katerina Monastery, Sinai
- signed Micha Bar-Am and again in Hebrew, titled and dated 1967 (on the reverse)
- gelatin silver print
- 7 by 9 3/8 in.
- 17.8 by 23.8 cm
- Executed in 1967.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, 2011
Exhibited
Houston, Museum of Fine Arts; Shreveport, The Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana; Cheekwood, Tennessee Fine Arts Center; Midland, Texas, Museum of the Southwest, The Sonia and Kaye Marvins Portrait Collection, 1986-1988, p. 10, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Literature
Micha Bar-Am, Israel, A Photobiography, 1998, p. 93, illustrated
Condition
The work has several indentations throughout when viewed in raking light. The two bottom corners are creased and all four corners have minor losses to the print. Hand prints are discernible in raking light.
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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
Per the artist, only a few copies of the image have been printed with these dimensions.