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Robert Frank
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Frank
- 'Fishkill N. Y.' (Newburgh)
- signed, titled Fishkill and dated in ink on recto
- Gelatin silver print
signed, titled, and dated '1955' in ink in the margin, numerical notations in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1955, printed in the 1970s
Provenance
Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 2012
Literature
The Americans, no. 40
Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans, pp. 259, 472, and 478, and Contact no. 40
U. S. Camera [Annual] 1958, p. 114
Evergreen Review, vol. 1, no. 4, 1957, cover
'A Pageant Portfolio: One Man's U. S. A.,' Pageant, April 1958, p. 29
Lisa Phillips, The American Century: Art & Culture, 1950-2000, pl. 110
Condition
This print is on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface. It is in generally very good condition. There are a few stray, pale marks and light crescent-shaped handling creases in the margins. There is a minute area of chipping to the emulsion along the bottom left margin, and each of the margin corners is lightly bumped.
The reverse of the print is clean, with a few pale smudges. The following is written in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse: '4001-I (J),' 'RF.A.040.4,' and 'RF.A.0268.4.'
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.