Robert Frank

signed, titled, and dated '1956' in ink in the margin, numerical notations in pencil on the reverse, framed, Bloom Collection and Pace Wildenstein MacGill labels on the reverse, 1956, printed later

Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1997

The Americans, no. 68

Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans, pp. 294, 479, and 480, and Contact no. 68

Cruel and Tender: The Real in the Twentieth Century Photograph (Tate Modern), p. 113

Robert Frank: Story Lines, frontispiece 3

Drew Johnson, Capturing Light: Masterpieces of California Photography, 1850 to the Present, p. 228

This print, on double-weight Agfa paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. This image is printed full frame. The signature, title, and date are marginally faded. In raking light, a fabric-like pattern is visible, likely a result of the print dryer used after processing. The reverse of the print is clean. There is slight age-darkening around the perimeter. A small piece of brown tape with kraft paper attached is in the bottom left corner. The following is written in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse: '6801-I (J)' and 'R. F A. 068.2.' It is believed that only 7 other prints of this image have previously been offered at auction.
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