Ruth Bernhard Sand Dune

Ruth Bernhard
1905 - 2006
Sand Dune

gelatin silver print, mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, signed and with title and date in pencil, and with the photographer's copyright/credit stamp, on the reverse, framed, 1967, printed later
image: 15.9 by 34.4 cm (6¼ by 13½ in.)
frame: 44.7 by 54.2 cm (17⅝ by 21⅜ in.)

Condition Report:
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This gelatin silver print, on paper with a surface sheen and trimmed to the image, is in generally excellent condition. Upon close examination in high raking light, a few, nearly imperceptible, hairline scratches are visible throughout. The left and right edges of the mount are slightly curled upwards.

Provenance:
Collection of Alex and Audrey Bernhard (the photographer’s half-brother and his spouse), London

Private collection, London, 2010 (gift of the above)