Francesco Scavullo

gelatin silver print, mounted, the Sean Byrnes collection stamp on the reverse, 1962, printed later (Scavullo: 1948-1984, p. 36)

The collection of Sean Byrnes

The print is in generally excellent condition. It is mounted on mat board. There are a few small scratches and some minor surface soiling scattered throughout the print. There are a few imperfections in the surface of the print. There is some chipping along all edges of the print. 'Bottom' is written in pencil on the mount. There is hinging residue on the bottom of the mount. There are minor handling marks on the mount. An adhesive label, with '36' written in ink, is affixed to the reverse of the mount. The collection stamp reads 'PRINTED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF FRANCESCO SCAVULLO FROM THE COLLECTION OF SEAN BYRNES' on the reverse.
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