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Walker Evans
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Walker Evans
- fireplace, alabama farmhouse
matted, 1936
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from Photo West Gallery, San Diego, 1989
Literature
Other prints of this image:
Walker Evans: Photographs for the Farm Security Administration, 1935-1938 (New York, 1973), pl. 263
Gilles Mora and John T. Hill, Walker Evans: The Hungry Eye (New York, 1993), p. 174
Thomas W. Southall, Of Time & Place: Walker Evans and William Christenberry (The Friends of Photography, San Francisco, 1990, in conjunction with the exhibition originating at the Amon Carter Museum), p. 39
Keller 541 (variant)
Jeff L. Rosenheim, Maria Morris Hambourg, Douglas Eklund, and Mia Fineman, Walker Evans (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000, in conjunction with the exhibition), pl. 18 (variant)
Condition
This early print, with a slight surface sheen, is in generally very good condition. Upon close inspection in raking light, the following are visible: two soft horizontal handling creases (2½ and 1½ inches) at the left side of the print; a few very small handling creases; and minor hairline scuffs that do not break the emulsion.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.