Eliot Porter

(New York: Daniel Wolf Press, 1979, an edition of 250), a portfolio of 10 dye-transfer prints, each mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, the portfolio stamp on the reverse, in individual wrappers, 1956-77, printed circa 1979, the colophon signed and numbered '17' in ink.  Folio, taupe linen clamshell box with gilt-lettered leather label

The photographs, mounted on clean white board and with vibrant colors, are in generally excellent condition. The plates are listed below: Columbine leaves, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine. July 27, 1974 Stones and cracked mud. Black Place, New Mexico. June 9, 1977 Foxtail grass. Lake City, Colorado. August, 1957 - There are scattered fingerprints on the reverse of the mount. Rock-eroded stream bed. Coyote Gulch, Utah. August 14, 1971 River edge at sunset. Below Piute Rapids, San Juan River, Colorado. May 24, 1962 - There is a stray graphite-colored mark on the reverse of the mount. Frostbitten apples. Tesuque, New Mexico. November 21, 1906 Trunks of maple and birch with oak leaves. Passaconaway Road, New Hampshire. October 7, 1956 Redbud trees in bottomland. Near Red River Gorge, Kentucky. April 17, 1968 Shadbush. Near Hillsborough, New Hampshire. April 28, 1957 Colorful trees. Newfound Gap Road, Great Smokey Mountains, National Park, Tennessee. October, 1967
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.
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