Larry Fink

(New York: self-published, circa 1992), a portfolio of 15 photographs, each signed on the reverse, 1975-91, printed after 1991. Folio, light blue cloth clamshell box, no. 4 in an edition of 25

The prints and printed matter are in generally excellent condition, with the following exceptions: Silk Legs, Regines, N. Y. C. - May, 1977: In raking light, 2 pinpoint indentations that do not break the emulsion are visible near the upper left and right top edges of the image. Black Hand - Checkered Rump, N. Y. C. - May, 1985: In raking light, a pinpoint indendation that does not break the emulsion is visible in the woman's back. Spilled Glass and Legs, N. Y. C. - April, 1985 and Elegant Group and Statue, Washington, D. C. - May, 1975: These photographs are signed by the photographer in blue crayon on the reverse. The clamshell box is in generally good condition. The box is soiled, rubbed, and worn, especially at the extremities, resulting in a few splits in the cloth.
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The plates are as follows:

Black Hand - Checkered Rump, N. Y. C. - May, 1985

Man with Reefer - Nude on Wall, N. Y. C. - April, 1988

Silk Legs, Regines, N. Y. C. - May, 1977

Wedding - Long Central Neck, N. Y. C. - December, 1988

Wedding - Hands Around Back, N. Y. C. - January, 1988

Peter Beard, Montauk, N. Y. - July, 1977

Lexington, Kentucky - Deals and Blonde - July, 1987

Military Appreciation, N. Y. C. - September, 1987

Trixies, N. Y. C. - Woman Dancing for Small Crowd - May, 1990

Piano Player from Behind, Wash. D. C. - February, 1990

Spilled Glass and Legs, N. Y. C. - April, 1985

Glass over Face - France - July, 1988

Sneer and Waitress, Los Angeles - January, 1991

False Men and Their Makers, Studio 54 - May, 1977

Elegant Group and Statue, Washington, D. C. - May, 1975

The full catalogue information for this lot is as follows:

(New York: self-published, circa 1992), a portfolio of 15 photographs, each signed, titled, dated, and numbered '4/25' by the photographer in pencil or crayon on the reverse, matted, 1975-91, printed after 1991; together with the printed title, photographer's preface, and plate list. Folio, light blue cloth clamshell box, no. 4 in an edition of 25

This portfolio is from the collection of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a distinguished private college of art, architecture and engineering founded in 1859 by industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper. Proceeds support Cooper Union's hallmark tradition of granting a full-tuition scholarship to every student.