Details

Provenance

Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1998

Literature

The Americans , no. 10 Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans , pp. 221 and 463, and Contact no. 10 Helen Gee, Photography of the Fifties: An American Perspective , p. 158 Jonathan Green, American Photography: A Critical History, 1945 to the Present , p. 90 Cruel and Tender: The Real in the Twentieth Century Photograph (Tate Modern), p. 105 Robert Frank: Story Lines, frontispiece 4 Michael Shelden, 'Melancholy and Menace,' Telegraph Magazine , 3 May 2008, p. 32 Condition This large print, on double-weight semi-glossy paper, is in generally excellent condition.<br><br>On the reverse, 'R. F. A. 010-3' is written in pencil. The number '1' is in red crayon in the lower left corner.<br><br>It is believed that only 3 other prints of this image have previously been offered at auction. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalog summary

Robert Frank 'Candy Store, Upper West Side, NYC' signed, titled, and dated in ink on recto Gelatin silver print oversized, signed, titled, and dated '1955' in ink in the margin, numerical notation in pencil on the reverse, framed, Bloom Collection and Pace Wildenstein MacGill labels on the reverse, 1955, probably printed circa 1970 Provenance Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, 1998 Literature The Americans , no. 10 Sarah Greenough, Looking In: Robert Frank’s The Americans , pp. 221 and 463, and Contact no. 10 Helen Gee, Photography of the Fifties: An American Perspective , p. 158 Jonathan Green, American Photography: A Critical History, 1945 to the Present , p. 90 Cruel and Tender: The Real in the Twentieth Century Photograph (Tate Modern), p. 105 Robert Frank: Story Lines, frontispiece 4 Michael Shelden, 'Melancholy and Menace,' Telegraph Magazine , 3 May 2008, p. 32 Condition This large print, on double-weight semi-glossy paper, is in generally excellent condition.<br><br>On the reverse, 'R. F. A. 010-3' is written in pencil. The number '1' is in red crayon in the lower left corner.<br><br>It is believed that only 3 other prints of this image have previously been offered at auction. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.