Robert Frank

oversized, signed, titled, and dated in ink in the margin, circa 1950, printed in the 1980s (Paris, unpaginated; The Lines of My Hand, unpaginated [Lustrum edition])

Gift of the photographer to the present owner

This oversized print is in generally excellent condition. In raking light, the following are visible: some tiny scattered deposits of original retouching overall; and 3 sharp handling creases in the lower right quadrant that do not appear to break the emulsion. The upper and lower margin edges are very faintly rippled. There are several soft handling creases in the margins that do not appear to break the emulsion, as well as some scattered deposits of indeterminate nature. The margin corners are softly bumped and creased. There are several ink deposits on the reverse.
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