Walker Evans (1903-1975)
Westchester, New York, Farmhouse, 1936

Gelatin silver contact print, printed 1978. Inscribed 'Contact print from Evans' original negative by John T. Hill, executor of Evans' Estate for the maquette of the book "First and Last" published by Harper's and Row in 1978' by John T. Hill in pencil on the verso.

image/sheet: 4 7/8 x 6 7/8in. (12.5 x 17.5cm.)

Provenance:
The Estate of Walker Evans

Literature:
Hill and Ives, Walker Evans: First and Last, Harper's and Row, 1978
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Walker Evans: American Photographs, MoMA, New York/ Harry N. Abrams, 1988 edition, part two, pl. 8

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. Traces of rubber cement on verso (where it was glued to the maquette presumably, not affecting the image.) A small gem of a print, in very good/ excellent condition. Sold unframed.