Diane Arbus

signed, titled, dated, and editioned '9/45' by Doon Arbus, the photographer's daughter, in ink and stamped on the reverse, 1963, printed posthumously by Neil Selkirk (Revelations, p. 36)

Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, 1988

This photograph, on double-weight Agfa paper, is in generally excellent condition. The few fingerprints visible in the water area appear to be in the negative and not features of the present print. There are several sharp creases in the margins, some of which appear to break the emulsion with attendant emulsion loss. None of these affect the image. On the reverse of the print, the Estate Copyright stamp is dated '63' in ink. Also on the reverse, 'DA.233.Y' and '11388' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil. The edition '9/75' is partially obscured by a hinge.
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