Berenice Abbott

a group of 4 large-format photographs from the 'Retrospective Portfolio' (New York, 1982), comprising Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue; Hardware Store, 316-318 Bowery; Hoboken Railroad Yards Looking Towards Manhattan, New Jersey; and Norris Dam, Tennessee, each mounted, signed and editioned '40/40' in pencil on the mount, the portfolio stamp on the reverse, framed, 1935-38, printed in 1982 (Steidl, Vol. II, pp. 57, 91, and 258) (4)

These prints are in generally excellent condition. Excess dry-mounting tissue is slightly visible on the mount at the perimeter of each print. -Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue, 17 3/4 by 23 1/8 in. (1936) -Hardware Store, 316-318 Bowery, 18 by 23 1/8 in. (1938): There is a tiny impression at the upper center that does not appear to break the emulsion. The reverse of the mount is faintly soiled. -Hoboken Railroad Yards Looking Towards Manhattan, New Jersey, 18 1/8 by 23 1/8 in. (1935): There is tape along the upper edge of the reverse of the mount. -Norris Dam, Tennessee, 23 1/4 by 19 1/2 in. (circa 1935): There is a small impression at the lower center that does not appear to break the emulsion. There is tape along the upper edge of the reverse of the mount.
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