Lot #1450: DIANE ARBUS - Two Girls in Identical Raincoats, Central Park, N.Y.C - Original vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971).
Title: "Two Girls in Identical Raincoats, Central Park, N.Y.C".
Medium: Original vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed 1969. Printed 1972.
Dimensions: Overall size: 8 5/16 x 8 5/16 in. (211 x 211 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $800
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $1,200/1,500
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition size unspecified, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; PLEASE NOTE: the horizontal line near the bottom of the image is in the master image and is not a fault with this particular print offered here.
Comment(s): The famous and legendary image, controversial not because of its subject matter but suppressed because of copyright issues. A very rare print. "Gordon's" does not locate a sale of a silver print in the past 35+ years. Image copyright © The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC. [29610-2-800-NA]