Robert Frank

signed, titled, and dated '1956' in ink in the margin, numerical notations in pencil on the reverse, framed, a Bloom Collection label on the reverse, 1956, printed in the 1970s

Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles, 1997

The Americans, no. 57

Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans, pp. 279, 472, and 476, and Contact no. 57

Robert Frank (Aperture), p. 61

Robert Frank: Story Lines, frontispiece 1

This print, on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally very good condition. A few deposits of expertly-applied original retouching can be found at the lower left corner. There is a mottled quality in the sky area that is visible in the catalogue illustration. This mottling appears as a pale warm tone and is not as noticeable in the bottom half of the image. There are a few small creases at the center right and center left margin edges that do not appear to break the emulsion. There are a few light stains and areas of discoloration on the reverse of the print. '© Robert Frank' is written in an unidentified hand in ink and 'NYUAC #8 1993.6.3,' '6-224,' and '122' are written in pencil. Two labels have been removed from the back of the print and relocated to the inside of the mat. A long slender label reads 'NYU LAW #3 P/K A-21 (VIII)' and a neon green circular label reads 'P/K A-21 (VIII).' This photograph has undergone conservation, and a treatment report is available upon request from the department. It is believed that only 5 other prints of this image have previously been offered at auction.
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