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Anonymous, Untitled (To Destroy Apply Fire Here)

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Anonymous, Untitled (Railing Shadow): USA, 1960s gelatin silver print 11” x 14” mount 4 7/8 x 8” aperture Shadow cast by a railing on a concrete stairway. Tags: photo, artist, art, photography, bauhaus, modernist, modern

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ANONYMOUS - Untitled, 1920: Artist: Anonymous Title: Untitled, 1920 Medium: Photo Litho, 1998, Spain Dimensions: 8.25x5.7" Description: Heat Wax Mounted on 8.5x11" Conservation Board Reserve: $45.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate

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Anonymous, Untitled (To Destroy Apply Fire Here)

Item Details

Description

USA, 1933
gelatin silver print
3 1/4” x 2 1/2”

Shadow profile of a Chaplain. Pencil to recto [Elmer] and inscription in blue ink to verso ["The Chaplain" - would this shadow on the wall outside the condemned man's cell give him any hope of spiritual help in "that dark eleventh hour"?] and [To Destroy: apply fire here] with an arrow pointing to the bottom left corner; dated in pencil [july, 1933].

Tags: photograph, photography, incarceration, prison. jail, death row, religion, poetry

Condition

Overall good condition. Age appropriate wear; signs of handling. Lead image may be cropped to represent only the work, in which case the following image will be uncropped, showing the border or mat, et. al. Catalog Sale encourages bidders to request complete condition reports via email, info@catalog-sale.com, as notes provided here may be incomplete.

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Anonymous, Untitled (To Destroy Apply Fire Here)

Name: Anonymous, Untitled (To Destroy Apply Fire Here)
SKU: 139860803
Price: 175 USD
Availability: InStock

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