Lot 133: RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004) Buster Keaton, New York, 1952 gelatin silver print, fush-m

RICHARD AVEDON (1923–2004) Buster Keaton, New York, 1952 gelatin silver print, fush-mounted on board, printed c. 1970 signed and numbered ‘4/35’ in ink (recto); stamped photographer’s ‘407 East 75th St.’ credit with reproduction limitation (fush mount, verso) image/sheet/fush mount: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.) This work is number four from the edition of thirty-fve from Minneapolis Portfolio (Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1970).

PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist by a private collector, 1972; donated to Burlington City Arts, Burlington, Vermont, 2013.