Lot 146
  • 146

Ruth Bernhard 1905-2006

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Ruth Bernhard
  • 'classic torso'
the photographer's '2982 Clay Street, San Francisco' studio stamp on the reverse, matted, 1952, printed later (The Eternal Body, pl. 12; Between Art and Life, p. 64)

Condition

This photograph is in generally excellent condition. In raking light, a small deposit of the photographer's original retouching is visible in the darkest areas of the sitter's underarm.
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