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Robert Frank
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Frank
- 'Washington, D. C.' (Store Window)
- signed and dated in ink on recto
- Gelatin silver print
signed, titled, and dated '1957' in ink in the margin, numerical notations in pencil on the reverse, framed, Bloom Collection and Pace Wildenstein MacGill labels on the reverse, 1957, probably printed in the early 1970s
Provenance
Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1998
Literature
The Americans, no. 59
Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans, pp. 282 and 477, and Contact no. 59
Robert Frank, The Lines of My Hand (Yugensha), p. 71
Robert Frank, The Lines of My Hand (Lustrum), unpaginated
Tod Papageorge, Walker Evans and Robert Frank: An Essay on Influence, p. 33
Susan Kismaric, American Politicians: Photographs from 1843 to 1993, p. 154
Sarah Greenough and Philip Brookman, Robert Frank: Moving Out, p. 155
Peter Galassi, Walker Evans & Company, pl. 230
Robert Frank: Story Lines, frontispiece 2
Condition
This print, on double-weight Agfa paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. Frank's signature in the margin extends into the image. The title and date have faded slightly. The margin corners are very lightly bumped.
There are some small, scattered deposits of indeterminate nature on the reverse. The notations in an unidentified hand in pencil are as follows: '5901-I' (in duplicate), 'RF.A.059.2,' '94.743,' and 'TR9484.3.'
It is believed that only 4 other prints of this image have previously been offered at auction.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.