Sale 1274
| New York
| New York
Estimate$10,000 – $15,000
Provenance:
With Robert Miller Gallery, New York;
with Robert Mann Gallery, New York, acquired 2005
Exhibited:
Full of Grace, Palm Beach Photographic Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, January 25-March 14, 2012
Isn’t that sweet! Those two kids and that wonderful light. All is joy and hope at an age when everything is new!
W. EUGENE SMITH
Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper with margins. Crease with minor emulsion loss upper left quadrant, into center image; 3-inch shallow crease at lower edge, center; few additional insubstantial, minor crimps, small creases across surface, all visible in a raking light only; Wear to corners/ edges with a few tiny tears at margin edges; lower left hand corner missing -- none affecting the image. A large print of Smith's masterpiece, in very good condition overall. Sold framed, glazed with Plexiglas.
Smith occasionally ranked his prints. The notation 'II" means that he was pleased with this print of one his most best-loved images.
Frame dimensions: 30 1/2 x 24 1/2in.
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