Lot 116
  • 116

David Bailey

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • David Bailey
  • The Kray Brothers, 1965
  • Silver print
Silver print, printed 1984. Signed in ink in the lower margin, signed in pencil on the reverse, and titled, dated and numbered 4 in pencil in the photographer's copyright stamp.

Provenance

Private Collection, U.K.

Literature

David Bailey, Black and White Memories: Photographs, 1948-1969, London, Dent, 1983, illustrated pl.77;
Martin Harrison, ed., David Bailey: Archive One, 1957 - 1969, London, Thames & Hudson, 1999, illustrated pp.162-163

Condition

This print is in overall very good to excellent condition. With remnants of tape residue in the upper corners on the margin, a faded signature on the recto and very light, superficial scratches across the print, only visible in raking light. With extremely faint yellowing, visible only on the edges on the verso.
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