Lot 158
  • 158

Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)

Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Berenice Abbott
  • Broome Street, New York, années 1940
Tirage argentique d'époque. Tirage contact. Au verso, signé par la photographe et titré Broome Street, nos. 504-506 au crayon d'une main inconnue, et avec tampon de l'agence Gamma Picture Agency. Monté sous passe-partout et encadré.

Provenance

Sotheby's Photographs, New York, 26/27 Octobre 1989, lot 285

Condition

Très bon état. Tirage viré brun/beige. Coins légèrement cornés. Oxydation minimale aux bords. Au verso dans les coins supérieurs, deux endroits où le papier est plus fin à cause d'un montage antérieur. In very good condition. The print has a yellowsih-brownish tonality. The corners are slightly bumped. With minimal silvering at the edges. On the reverse, the paper has been thinned at two spots due to an earlier mounting.
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