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PAUL FRIES | Watering Can
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Fries
- Watering Can
- gelatin silver print
- 8 3/4 by 6 1/8 in. (22.2 by 15.5 cm.)
signed and annotated in ink and numbered '92' in pencil on the reverse, early 1950s
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Condition
This early print, on glossy Agfa-Lupex paper, is in generally excellent condition. The following are visible close examination in high raking light: a few small handling creases and faint impressions from handwriting on the reverse of the print. Fibrous adhesions along the upper edge on the reverse suggest that this photograph was previously affixed to a mount.
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
Inspired by Modern Art and the creative possibilities of ‘Subjektive Fotografie,’ in the early 1950s, German nuclear physicist Dr. Paul Fries produced a series of radically modern still life photographs with the use of industrial x-ray machines. The clarity he achieved is due to the direct exposure of the x-ray films. Works by Fries rarely appear at auction.