Lot Essay
In the image offered here, as a vintage print, Frank captures girls celebrating their first communion. The photograph was taken during Frank's important Guggenheim-sponsored American trip in 1954.
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NYC, 1954
Details
ROBERT FRANK (1924–2019)
NYC, 1954
gelatin silver print
signed, titled and dated in ink (margin); credited in copyright credit, with 'Robert Frank Archive' stamp (verso)
image: 9 x 13 ½ in. (22.8 x 34.2 cm.)
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm.)
NYC, 1954
gelatin silver print
signed, titled and dated in ink (margin); credited in copyright credit, with 'Robert Frank Archive' stamp (verso)
image: 9 x 13 ½ in. (22.8 x 34.2 cm.)
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm.)
Provenance
Zabriskie Gallery, New York;
acquired from the above by the present owner, 2002.
acquired from the above by the present owner, 2002.
Brought to you by
Rebecca Jones
Associate Vice President, Specialist, Head of Department