Elger Esser

a triptych of chromogenic prints, each front-mounted to Diasec, framed, the photographer's studio label, signed in ink and with typed credit, title, date, and edition 2/7, on the reverse, 1997, printed in 2000 (3)

Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, 19 October 2006, Sale 40206, Lot 336

This triptych of chromogenic prints is in generally excellent condition. The colors remain vibrant and saturated, without apparent fading. Upon extremely close examination in very high raking light, scuffs and scattered tiny surface scratches (including 2 approximately one-inch scratches in the central area of the middle panel) are visible on the Diasec face. On the reverse of each frame are the photographer's studio label, numbered 16a, 16b, or 17, and Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, and Albion Gallery, London, labels.
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