DIETER APPELT | Die Befreiung der Finger (1-6)

each: signed, dated 79, and numbered sequentially in pencil and with the photographer's copyright stamp on the reverse, framed

Springler & Winckler Galerie, Berlin Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002

Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Dieter Appelt, November 1994 - January 1995, cover and pp. 80-1, pls. 18-23, illustrated (edition no. unknown)

Créatis: Fine Photography, Paris, 1981, Cat. No. 16, p. 24, illustrated

This series of 6 gelatin silver prints, each on Agfa paper with a slight surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. Each print is gently rippled, primarily in the margins. Several prints have areas that appear mottled in very high raking light, possibly a result of processing. The first print has more significant rippling and a few long, shallow cracks in the emulsion visible under close inspection. The reverse of each print is taped to the overmat and there are hinge remnants in each corner.
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