Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2547BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 20, 2011 12:00PM
Description:
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, 1840-1882)
South Side of Inscription Rock, N.M., plate 14 from the GEOGRAPHICAL & GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS & SURVEYS WEST OF THE 100th MERIDIAN; EXPEDITION OF 1873. Identified within the text surrounding the image, duplicate stamp from the Library of Congress on the reverse. Albumen print on paperboard, sheet size 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (34.3 x 44.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Toning, mat burn, soiling, rubs and thinning along the edges (most of the way around).
Provenance: From the collection of Austin Lamont, by family descent.
Estimate $400-600
Skinning and cloth tape hinges to mount on both sides, handwritten inscriptions within the composition are printed within the negative and not on the print, fingerprints to the mount.