LOT DETAILS

Materials:

gelatin silver print

Size Notes:

image: 4 ? by 3 ½ in. (11.1 by 8.9 cm.)

Description:

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Condition:

gelatin silver print, mounted, signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the mount, titled, dated, and annotated 'Brooklyn' in pencil and the photographer's credit (Keller C) and reproduction rights stamps on the reverse, framed, 1929 Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings. This early print is in generally excellent condition. Under close examination, there is minor silvering around the edges and a deposit of original retouching in the lower center. The mount is slightly age-darkened at the edges and there is an abraded area at the upper left corner. There are several tiny rust-colored deposits on the reverse, possibly foxing. When examined in ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce. 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:

Lincoln Kirstein, Quarry: A Collection in Lieu of Memoirs (Twelvetrees Press, 1986), p. 29 (this print) Walker Evans Incognito (New York: Eakins Press Foundation, 1995), unpaginated (this print) Ellen Fleurov, Walker Evans, Simple Secrets: Photographs from the Collection of Marian and Benjamin A. Hill (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1997), p. 35 and index Walker Evans: The Interview: with Leslie George Katz (New York: Eakins Press Foundation, 2019), p. 51 (this print)

Provenance:

Collection of Lincoln Kirstein Bequest of the above