Shell and Driftwood
1943
Gelatin silver print
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Description
Ruth Bernhard (German-American, 1905-2006).
Mounted and framed.
Dimensions
Image: Height 10.38 in, Width 13.50 in.
Signature
Signed and titled in pencil on the reverse.
Literature
James Alinder, Collecting Light: The Photographs of Ruth Bernhard (Carmel, 1979), pl. 14
Ginny Williams, Ruth Bernhard: The Collection of Ginny Williams (Denver, 1993), pl. 27 (this print)
Ruth Bernhard: Gift of the Commonplace (Carmel Valley, 1996), pl. 27
Condition Report
This print is in generally excellent condition.
Under close examination, there are some deposits of original retouching, a few tiny impressions, and 2" faint, circular disruptions near the center.
The reverse is faintly soiled.
There are abrasions and hinge remnants, suggesting this print was previously affixed to a secondary mount.
'Property of Ginny Williams' is written in pencil by Ginny Williams on the reverse. '1200-' and 'C.170,10' are written in pencil in an unidentified hand.
'Printed in / Book Ruth Bernhard / The Ginny Williams Collection' is written in pencil by Ginny Williams on a Post-It note affixed to the reverse.
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