JOHN COPLANS | 'Self Portrait: Crossed Fingers' (Nos. 1-7)

each: signed, titled, dated 1999, numbered sequentially No 1, No 2, No 3, No 4, V, No 6, and No 7, respectively, and all but V editioned 2/12 in pencil on the reverse, framed, a Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, label on the reverse 

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

These gelatin silver prints are in generally excellent condition. When examined closely in raking light, the following can be seen on most of the prints: a few very small raised areas; occasionally some crescent-shaped handling creases; and occasional surface disruptions consistent with notations on the reverse - the aforementioned do not appear to break the emulsion. The following are visible in the margins on most of the prints: tack holes at each of the corners (all but No. 5); the edges and corners are slightly worn with occasional creases; the upper and lower margins are slightly curled upwards; and cropping notations in grease pencil in the lower margin on Nos. 3, 6, and 7. No. 1: There is a tiny green deposit of indeterminate nature in the upper right quadrant. No. 2: There is a tiny deposit of indeterminate nature in the left side of the image. There are 2 long linear impressions in the upper left quadrant which are only visible in raking light and do not appear to beak the emulsion. No. 5: Numbered 'SP 5/99' in pencil on the reverse. No. 7: When examined in raking light, some minor scuffs are visible at the center of the print. Numbered 'SP 7/99' in pencil on the reverse.
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