Dorothea Lange Oklahoma Dust Bowl Refugees in San Fernando, California
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
Oklahoma Dust Bowl Refugees in San Fernando, California
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, Resettlement Administration, photographer's credit, and 'RA 2613-C' stamps
image: 7 by 9¾ in. (17.8 by 24.8 cm.)
Executed in 1935.
Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Anjli Patel at Anjli.Patel@sothebys.com
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
This early ferrotyped gelatin silver print, on glossy paper, is in generally excellent condition. As is typical of prints that have been ferrotyped, a general unevenness of the glossy surface and occasional pitting are visible upon close inspection. Visible under raking light are the a vertical crease at the center left of the image that does not appear to break the emulsion and a raised area in the center of the image, corresponding to the writing in pencil on the reverse. The margin corners are very slightly bumped.
On the reverse, 'RA 2613-C' and '5103' are written in pencil in an unidentified hand.
When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.
Provenance:
Collection of Pare Lorentz, poet and filmmaker who produced films for the Resettlement Administration documenting the plight of the poor
Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 21 May 2008, Sale 16085, Lot 97
Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
Oklahoma Dust Bowl Refugees in San Fernando, California
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, Resettlement Administration, photographer's credit, and 'RA 2613-C' stamps
image: 7 by 9¾ in. (17.8 by 24.8 cm.)
Executed in 1935.
Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Anjli Patel at Anjli.Patel@sothebys.com
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
This early ferrotyped gelatin silver print, on glossy paper, is in generally excellent condition. As is typical of prints that have been ferrotyped, a general unevenness of the glossy surface and occasional pitting are visible upon close inspection. Visible under raking light are the a vertical crease at the center left of the image that does not appear to break the emulsion and a raised area in the center of the image, corresponding to the writing in pencil on the reverse. The margin corners are very slightly bumped.
On the reverse, 'RA 2613-C' and '5103' are written in pencil in an unidentified hand.
When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.
Provenance:
Collection of Pare Lorentz, poet and filmmaker who produced films for the Resettlement Administration documenting the plight of the poor
Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 21 May 2008, Sale 16085, Lot 97
Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner