Gordon Parks Flower Market, Paris
Gordon Parks
1912 - 2006
Flower Market, Paris
gelatin silver print, the photographer's 'LIFEPHOTO' credit and French LIFE reproduction rights stamps on the reverse
image: 13⅜ by 10½ in. (34 by 26.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1952.
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 print is in generally very good condition. Visible under raking light are the following: a tiny sharp crease in the center of the image; occasional superficial scratches; an approximately 3-inch scratch in the upper right quadrant that appears to break the emulsion; and an impression in the center right of the image with an adjacent handling crease. There is minor wear to the corners.
On the reverse, '10133/12' is written in pencil in an unidentified hand. There are occasional fingerprints on the reverse.
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Gordon Parks
1912 - 2006
Flower Market, Paris
gelatin silver print, the photographer's 'LIFEPHOTO' credit and French LIFE reproduction rights stamps on the reverse
image: 13⅜ by 10½ in. (34 by 26.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1952.
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 print is in generally very good condition. Visible under raking light are the following: a tiny sharp crease in the center of the image; occasional superficial scratches; an approximately 3-inch scratch in the upper right quadrant that appears to break the emulsion; and an impression in the center right of the image with an adjacent handling crease. There is minor wear to the corners.
On the reverse, '10133/12' is written in pencil in an unidentified hand. There are occasional fingerprints on the reverse.
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