W. Eugene Smith Self Portrait with 'Dave Young Painting' (from...
About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs
W. Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
Self Portrait with 'Dave Young Painting' (from The Loft from Inside In...)
gelatin silver print, annotated in pencil and ink in the margin, titled and dated in pencil and with the photographer's estate stamp on the reverse
image: 6½ by 9¼ in. (16.5 by 23.5 cm.)
Executed in 1958-68.
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, on double-weight semi-glossy paper, is in generally excellent condition. It is printed off-center on the sheet. Visible under raking light are two sharp creases in the right margin edge that appear to break the emulsion. There is slight rippling at the left and right margin edges.
On the reverse, there are several fingerprints. The following is written in pencil in an unidentified hand: 'WES 027,' 'LI-9-1,' and '#18.'
Provenance:
Robert Mann Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in 2000 by the present owner
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About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs
W. Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
Self Portrait with 'Dave Young Painting' (from The Loft from Inside In...)
gelatin silver print, annotated in pencil and ink in the margin, titled and dated in pencil and with the photographer's estate stamp on the reverse
image: 6½ by 9¼ in. (16.5 by 23.5 cm.)
Executed in 1958-68.
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, on double-weight semi-glossy paper, is in generally excellent condition. It is printed off-center on the sheet. Visible under raking light are two sharp creases in the right margin edge that appear to break the emulsion. There is slight rippling at the left and right margin edges.
On the reverse, there are several fingerprints. The following is written in pencil in an unidentified hand: 'WES 027,' 'LI-9-1,' and '#18.'
Provenance:
Robert Mann Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in 2000 by the present owner
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