Francesco Scavullo

gelatin silver print, signed and dated in ink in the image, mounted, the Sean Byrnes collection stamp on the reverse, 1981 (Scavullo: 1948-1984, p. 233 )

The collection of Sean Byrnes

The print is in generally excellent condition. It is flush mounted on mat board. There are some minor mounting imperfections in the top half of the image visible in raking light only. There is light scuffing along the right and top edge of the print. There are areas of chipping along all edges of the print. There are light pencil marks on the mount along all edges of the print. 'Bottom' in written in pencil in the bottom mount margin. There are hinges on the mount. There are minor handling marks and dings on the reverse of the mount. The collection stamp on the reverse of the mount reads 'PRINTED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF FRANCESCO SCAVULLO FROM THE COLLECTION OF SEAN BYRNES'.
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