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Robert Frank
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Frank
- 'L. A. Ranch Market' (Ranch Market – Hollywood)
- signed, titled, dated in ink on recto
- Gelatin silver print
oversized, titled and dated '1956' and signed and dated '76' in ink in the margin, framed, Bloom Collection and Pace Wildenstein MacGill labels on the reverse, 1956, printed in the late 1960s or early 1970s
Provenance
Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1997
Literature
The Americans, no. 14
Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans, pp. 226, 464, and 465, and Contact no. 14
LIFE Library of Photography: Documentary Photography, p. 176
William Stott, 'Walker Evans, Robert Frank and The Landscape of Dissociation,' artscanada, December 1974, p. 87
Marianne Fulton, Eyes of Time: Photojournalism in America, p. 178
Condition
This impressively large photograph, on double-weight Agfa paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. It is printed with a wide upper margin. The negative sprocket holes are slightly visible at the lower right edge of the image. In raking light, a 1¼-inch crease and a tiny impression are visible in the lower left quadrant.
The margin edges are intermittently rubbed and creased, with occasional chipping. The margin corners are bumped, and the top paper-ply is folded back slightly along the edge close to the lower left corner.
On the reverse are the following notations in an unidentified hand in pencil: 'RF-787-47' and 'RF.A.014.3'
It is believed that only 5 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.