LOT DETAILS

Materials:

gelatin silver print

Size Notes:

image: 20 ½ by 15 ¼ in. (52.1 by 38.7 cm.)

Description:

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Markings:

gelatin silver print, 1933, printed posthumously

Condition:

Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings. This photograph, on double-weight paper with an eggshell texture, is in generally fair condition. There is a long vertical crease near the left edge that extends from the upper to lower edge of the photograph; this does not appear to break the emulsion. There is a sharp 5-1/2-inch crease extending from the left edge that does appear to break the emulsion. There is some edge chipping and the tip of the upper right corner is creased. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Literature:

Thomas J. Maloney, U. S. Camera 1935, p. 157 Ansel Adams, How To Do It Series, No. 8: Making a Photograph, An Introduction to Photography (New York, 1935), p. 93 Edward Steichen, ed., The Family of Man (New York, 1955), p. 151 John Szarkowski, Dorothea Lange (The Museum of Modern Art, 1966), p. 20 Therese Thau Heyman, Celebrating a Collection: The Work of Dorothea Lange (The Oakland Museum, 1978), p. 57 Dorothea Lange: Photographs of a Lifetime (Aperture, 1982), p. 45 Therese Thau Heyman, Sandra S. Phillips, and John Szarkowski, Dorothea Lange: American Photographs (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1994), pl. 1 Karen Tsujimoto, Dorothea Lange, Archive of an Artist (Oakland Museum, 1995), p. 9 Keith F. Davis, The Photographs of Dorothea Lange (Kansas City, 1995), cover and p. 21 Pierre Borhan, Dorothea Lange: The Heart and Mind of a Photographer (Boston, 2002), p. 71 Barbara Haskell, The American Century: Art and Culture, 1900-1950 (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1999), pl. 483

Provenance:

The Oakland Museum, 1984 The Ginny Williams Collection Sotheby's New York, 4 December, 2020, Sale N10434, Lot 129