Francesco Scavullo

gelatin silver print, mounted, the Sean Byrnes collection stamp on the reverse, circa 1965, printed later (Scavullo: 1948-1984, pp. 69-70 )

The collection of Sean Byrnes

The print is in generally excellent condition. The print is mounted on mat board. There are some minor surface abrasions and areas of retouching in the image visible in raking light only. There is minor chipping along the edge of the print that does not intrude into the image. There is a bend with some associated tearing in the lower center of the mount that does not intrude into the image. There are hinging remnants at the top of the mount. 'Bottom' written in pencil on the bottom of the mount.There are handling marks on the mount. There are handling marks on the reverse of the mount. A label reading '69/70' is affixed to the reverse of the mount. .
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