Walker Evans (1903-1975)
Subway Portrait, 1941

Gelatin silver print, printed 1978 by John T. Hill, Evans Estate Executor, from Evans' original negative, inscribed 'Gelatin silver print from Evans' original 35mm negative made by John T. Hill, executor of Evans' estate, for the maquette of the book "First and Last," 1978' by John T. Hill in pencil on the verso.

image/ sheet: 4 1/8 x 6in. (10.5 x 15.2cm.)

Provenance:
The Estate of Walker Evans

Literature:
Hill and Ives, Walker Evans: First and Last, Harper's and Row, 1978

This print, made by John Hill, Evans' Estate executor, from Evans' original negative, was used for the maquette of Hill's book (with Norman Ives,) First and Last, published in 1978, three years after the photographer's death. The images chosen by Hill and Ives were distilled from a 45-year archive of some 20,000 negatives.

Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper, trimmed to edges. In very good/ excellent condition. Please request images. Sold unframed.