Lot 156
  • 156

Emmet Gowin

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Emmet Gowin
  • 'NANCY, DANVILLE, VIRGINIA'
  • Gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated, and with printing notations in ink and pencil on the reverse, framed, collection and exhibition labels on the reverse, 1969, printed later (Photographs, p. 38)

Provenance

Acquired from Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1995

Condition

This print is in generally excellent condition. Upon extremely close examination in high raking light, a small soft crease is barely visible in the right portion of the image. On the reverse of the print are the following printing notations in pencil: 'soft', '2' (circled), '7@16', and '+3ft.' On the reverse of the frame are Guggenheim Museum exhibition and Buhl Collection labels.
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