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F. Holland Day
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- F. Holland Day
- Untitled (Right Panel of Triptych Armageddon)
- Platinum print
platinum print, the photographer's initials stamped on the image, mounted, mounted again to grey board, 1897-99
Provenance
Christie's New York, 17 April 1997, Sale 8624, Lot 45
Literature
Ellen Fritz Clattenburg, The Photographic Work of F. Holland Day (The Wellesley College Museum, 1975), cat. 33
Weston J. Naef, The Collection of Alfred Stieglitz. Fifty Pioneers of Modern Photography (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978), p. 323
Estelle Jussim, Slave to Beauty: The Eccentric Life and Controversial Career of F. Holland Day, Photographer, Publisher, Aesthete (Boston, 1981), pl. 6
Condition
This hand-coated platinum print, with an overall pleasing blue tonality, is in generally excellent condition. It is trimmed to the image and there are very small wispy white areas at the corners where there was no application of the platinum emulsion. Only visible upon extremely close examination are scattered pin-point-sized impressions and small faint scratches, some of which may break the emulsion slightly. These are hard to discern and do not detract in any way from this lovely, highly detailed platinum print.
The photograph is mounted to grey card that measures 5-1/4 by 7 inches. It is then mounted again to larger grey card that measures 11 by 13-1/4 inches. There is edge wear to the secondary mount, and the corners are rounded and chipped.
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.
Catalogue Note
A print of this image is in the Alfred Stieglitz Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.