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ALFRED STIEGLITZ1864 - 1946GEORGIA O'KEEFFE - HAND AND WHEEL flush-mounted, mounted again to boardgelatin silver print9 ½ by 7 ⅝ inches(24.1 by 19.4 cm)Executed in 1933.Condition ReportThis lush print, trimmed to the image and printed on velvety paper with a very slight sheen, is in excellent condition. As one would expect from Stieglitz, acute attention has been given to achieving a full tonal scale, from deep blacks to creamy whites, as well as masterful treatment of textures from the crisp hubcap to the skin on O'Keeffe's hand. There are a few scattered deposits of expertly applied retouching visible under very close examination, including two long, thin deposits along the right edge. When examined very closely in raking light, the following are visible: wispy, faint scuffs in the upper right quadrant and lower center; two nearly imperceptible fingerprints along the extreme right and left edges; scattered pinpoint-sized impressions primarily in the lower left quadrant; an approximately 2-inch long impression under the "V" shape in the hubcap; and a faint, 1/2-inch linear impression extending from the lower left edge. The edges of the print are very slightly serrated, most likely a result of the original trimming process. The overall appearance of this fine print is not affected by these minor issues. The following is written on the mount along the lower right edge in an unidentified hand in pencil: '[OK 41B]'; 'L.49.56.69'; and '46.' There is some scattered, faint soiling. '41B.' and 'Me...' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse. The reverse is soiled- slightly more noticeably along the left and right edges- and there are tape remnants along the upper and lower edges.