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Grete Stern
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Grete Stern
- 'Bernhard Minetti', 1927
- Signed in ink on recto and on verso
Titled and dated on verso with photographer's stamp verso. - Gelatin silver print
- Paper and image size: 57.8 x 40.2 cm
Silver print, printed 1960s. Signed and dated in ink in the lower left corner. Signed, titled and dated in pen, with the photographer's stamp and a titled label affixed to the reverse.
Provenance
Collection of Corbeau et Renard assembled by Gerd Sander, Phillips de Pury & Company, May 17th, 2008, Lot 106
Literature
Marie-France Bouhours and Priska Pasker, La trajectoire du regard, Corbeau & Renard, 2006, ill. p. 319.
Condition
This print is in overall good to very good condition. With some silvering along the lower edge, small retouching marks and light scratches throughout the print, only visible in raking light. With a crease (approx. 2 cm) in the upper right quadrant, undulation to the paper at the top and bottom edges and softened, creased corners. There are remnants of tape on the top edge on the reverse.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."