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Diane Arbus
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Diane Arbus
- 'Woman with a Briefcase and Pocketbook', NYC, 1962
- Silver print
- Image 23 x 23 cm (9.1 x 9.1 in.);sheet 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11½ in.)
Vintage silver print. Signed by Doon Arbus and with the succession number in black ink on the verso. With the stamps 'a diane arbus print', 'doon arbus adminisitrator' and the succession copyright stamp dated 1980 in black ink in the succession stamp. With the gallery label bearing information about the work in facsimile and a San Francisco Museum of Modern Art loan label affixed to the back of the frame. Matted and framed.
Provenance
The Estate of Diane Arbus
Rober Miller Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Ireland
Rober Miller Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Ireland
Exhibited
San Francsico Museum of Modern Art, Diane Arbus Revelations, 25 October 2003 - 8 February 2004
Literature
Diane Arbus. Revelations, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2003, Random House, ill. p. 163
Condition
This work is in overall very good condition; printed on Agfa paper, the tone is even in the image. With slight undulation to the top and side edges of the print, and a scratch in the lower margin of the recto showing some minor loss of paper.
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Arbus' dark vision created some of the most powerful photographic portraits ever made. However she has always been subject to criticism as many argued her work had an unavoidable degree of objectification by using marginalised people as a way of creating a a dramatic composition and strong reaction in the viewer.