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Diane Arbus
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Diane Arbus
- 'Young Boy with a Button Flag in a Pro-War Parade N. Y. C.' (Patriotic Young Man)
- gelatin silver print
signed, titled, and dated in ink on the reverse, framed, 1967
Provenance
Lunn Graphics International, Ltd., Washington, D. C.
Literature
Diane Arbus (Aperture, 1972), unpaginated
Diane Arbus: Revelations (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2003), p. 38
Condition
This impressive lifetime print, with its rich tonality and dark negative edges at the top, left, and bottom of the image, is on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface. It is in generally very good to excellent condition. In raking light, the following are visible: several sharp creases that have been expertly conserved, and some small glossy and matte deposits. These do not detract in any way from the overall fine appearance of this rare lifetime print.
There are several small creases along the lower margin edge which have been expertly reinforced. The margin edges are rubbed and the corners are rounded. There is rippling at the edges not affecting the image.
On the reverse of the print, the photographer's signature is in cursive script and the title and date are in block letters in ink at the lower edge. The reverse is lightly soiled and has tiny, pin-point rust-colored deposits of indeterminate nature scattered overall. There are two small abrasions at the top edge on the reverse.
As discussed above, this photograph has undergone conservation. For a full treatment report, please contact the Photographs Department.
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.
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.