Sold for $18,900

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Lot Description

Ruth Orkin (1921-1985)
American Girl in Florence, Italy, 1951

Gelatin silver print, mounted on board and printed early 1980s, embossed facsimile signature stamp in the margin; accompanied by a letter authenticating this as a lifetime print, signed by Mary Engel, Estate Executor, in ink; one from the edition of 25.

image/ sheet: 32 1/2 x 48in. (82.5 x 122cm.) mount: 39 x 54in. (99 x 137.1cm.)

Exhibited:
Ruth Orkin - Expressions of Life, Fotografiska, New York, September 3 - December 5, 2021

Condition Report

Neutral toned print on semi-gloss paper with irregular margins, mounted on board. Margins with minor creases; one or two minor creases and one or two areas of retouching across surface. Orkin's signature work, in very good condition. Sold matted/ unframed.

Please see scan of letter that accompanies the work.

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