Matthew Barney

chromogenic print, in an acrylic artist's frame, signed and dated in ink and with the photographer's crest engraved and a Barbara Gladstone Gallery label on the reverse, 1999, no. 2 in an edition of 6

Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, 1999

Nancy Spector, Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle (New York, 2003), p. 233

This chromogenic print appears to be in generally excellent condition. The colors remain rich and saturated with no apparent fading. There is a 1/4-inch scratch on the man's hat at the upper right quadrant and a 1/2-inch crease to the laminated surface near the lower right corner. There are two minuscule deposits of indeterminate nature in the upper portion of the image and minor soiling on the woman's leg, only visible in high raking light. The d-ring at the upper left corner of the reverse is lacking. There is a small chip to the reverse in this location.
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