Robert Frank

signed, titled, and dated '1955' in ink in the margin, numerical notations in pencil on the reverse, framed, Bloom Collection and Pace Wildenstein MacGill labels on the reverse, 1955, printed later

Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1997

The Americans, no. 12

Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans, pp. 223, 463, and 464, and Contact no. 12

Willy Rotzler, ‘Der Photograph Robert Frank,’ Du, January 1962, p. 13

Robert Frank (Aperture), p. 77

Robert Frank, Robert Frank, pl. 36

Sarah Greenough and Philip Brookman, Robert Frank: Moving Out, p. 179

Peter Galassi, Walker Evans & Company, pl. 151

Cruel and Tender: The Real in the Twentieth Century Photograph (Tate Modern), p. 107

Peter Galassi, Robert Frank: In America, p. 78

This print, on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally very good condition. The following are visible in high raking light: some very soft, crescent-shaped handling creases, mainly in the upper left and lower right quadrants; a few scattered, tiny deposits, likely original retouching; and two very subtle, barely visible impressions. None of these appear to break the emulsion, and are only visible upon very close examination. Further, they do not detract in any way from the otherwise attractive appearance of this print. The upper and lower margins are subtly rippled. There are a few scattered deposits of indeterminate nature in the margins. The margin edges and corners are lightly bumped, with a few creases and occasional minor edge chipping. There is a small tear to the lower right edge of the margin. Upon very close inspection, numerical impressions are visible near the lower right corner. On the reverse are the following notations in an unidentified hand in pencil: 'RF.A.012.4,' '1205-I' (in duplicate), 'B 41,' 'RD,' 'B 16,' and '37' (circled).
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