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Robert Frank
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Frank
- Public Park – Ann Arbor, Michigan
- signed and dated by the photographer in ink in the margin; titled and dated in pencil and with the photographer's archive stamp on verso
- Gelatin silver print
signed and dated '1955' in ink in the margin, the archive stamp, with title, 'Americans 80,' and '290' in pencil, on the reverse, framed, a Bloom Collection label on the reverse, 1955, probably printed in the 1960s
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 6 October 1999, Sale 7348, Lot 366
Literature
The Americans, no. 80
Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, pp. 307 and 482, and Contact no. 80
U. S. Camera [Annual] 1958, pp. 110-11
Aaron Siskind and Jonathan Logan, eds., 'Photographs by Robert Frank,' Choice: A Magazine of Poetry and Photography, 1962, p. 105
Judith Mara Gutman, 'One-Shot Hero,' Connoisseur, November 1987, p. 138
Charlie LeDuff, 'Robert Frank's Unsentimental Journey,' Vanity Fair, April 2008, p. 173
Michael Shelden, 'Melancholy and Menace,' Telegraph Magazine, 3 May 2008, p. 36
Condition
This photograph, on heavy paper with a surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. The signature and date in the margin have faded slightly. The margin edge is creased near the lower right corner. On the reverse along the upper edge are are 2 small hinge remnants.
It is believed that only 3 prints of this image, including the present print, have previously been offered at auction.
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.
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.