Robert Frank

signed in ink in the margin, the archive stamp, with title and 'Americans 35' in pencil and '415' in ink, and numerical notations in pencil and ink on the reverse, framed, a Bloom Collection label on the reverse, 1955, printed in the 1970s

Christie's New York, 17 April 1997, Sale 8624, Lot 342

The Americans, no. 35

Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans, pp. 251, 470, and 471, and Contact no. 35

U. S. Camera [Annual] 1958, p. 92

Robert Frank, The Lines of My Hand (Yugensha), p. 79

LIFE Library of Photography: Documentary Photography, p. 175

Sue Davis, Ainslie Ellis, et al., Concerning Photography: Some Thoughts About Reading Photographs, pl. 80

Robert Frank (Aperture), p. 55

Janet Malcolm, Diana & Nikon: Essays on the Aesthetic of Photography, pl. 77

Jo C. Tartt, Jr., Taken: Photography and Death, pl. 47

Sarah Greenough and Philip Brookman, Robert Frank: Moving Out, p. 188

Christian A. Peterson, Masterpiece Photographs from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, p. 91

Peter Galassi, Robert Frank: In America, p. 157

David Campany, The Open Road: Photography & The American Road Trip, p. 49

This print, on heavy paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. This open print has an impressive level of detail, especially in the lower portion of the image. In high raking light, 2 very soft impressions are barely visible in the upper left quadrant. The margin is very faintly sunned around the image. There are a few tiny deposits of indeterminate nature in the margins. The margin corners are bumped, and the lower left margin corner is slightly creased. On the reverse, there are 2 hinge remnants along the upper edge, and some abrasions in the same areas. The Robert Frank Archive stamp is annotated 'Americans 35,' 'Car Accident - US 66 between Winslow and Flagstaff, Arizona,' and '415' in an unidentified hand in pencil. Other notations are '24' (circled) and '1100' in pencil, and '24' (circled) in ink. It is believed that only 8 prints of this image, including the present print, have previously been offered at auction.
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