There are two spreads in Cowboy Kate of Kate in a contemplative pose sitting on her stool. In one she is next to a Russian doll and a silhouette of herself in a doorway. In the other she is next to a toy bicycle. This print is an alternative treatment of the two book spreads. The book reference images are included in this post.
“...considered one of the most impressive examples of 20th-century black-and-white photographic strorytelling."Wall Street Journal (Commenting on the sale of the Cowboy Kate maquette at Christies in London 2007)Print Specs: This is a 12” x 16” (29.0cm x 40.0cm) print, a classic size for the archive. A later double weight silver gelatin print, printed by Sam in-house c.1980.
Condition: The print is in excellent condition. The images are not generic, apart from the book references, they are produced from the print referred to in this listing.
Rarity: There are only five known copies of this print with this crop at this scale and a further four with a slightly different crop of Kate on her stool. This is not the pose in the book where Kate is looking at the camera but Sam would not have not have made five prints if he didn’t feel it had equal or greater merit. It was an era of his career that produced an an embarrassment of riches when it came to picture editing.
Unique Offer: Every buyer of our vintage silver gelatin prints receives a contemporary copy of the same print entirely for free with a view to making ownership more flexible. To my knowledge we are the only estate offering this service. These prints which we normally sell for $1,350 occasionally come onto the secondary market for up to double or more that price. They are meticulously retouched and printed in-house on museum grade Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. The scale is the same as our estate standard size inkjet prints which are 24 inches (61.0cm) on the long axis.
Provenance: All prints sold by the estate including vintage and posthumous works are accompanied by detailed certificates of provenance which we call PIN (Print Identification Number) Certificates. The prints and the certificates are connected by a unique five figure hand written number on the reverse which is photographed and reproduced on the certificates. To the best of our knowledge this system is unmmatched in the industry.
Shipping and Tariffs: All prints in the archive ship for free including packing and insurance. Our USA clients are routinely subject to little or no tariffs.
Assistance with Collecting: The best way to get a super personalised service with generous support in every sense is to contact me directly ludwig@haskins.com I am happy to chat by phone or video link and collectors are also welcome to visit the warehouse by appointment.
Sourcing the Book: Copies in various formats and editions can be found on Abebooks. Here’s the Abebooks link for Cowboy Kate. Prices on Abebooks vary from US$ 41,737.70 (not a typo) to US$15.00. The estate have a handful of copies of the 1975 limited edition which was based on the 1964 printing but bound a decade later. See the books section of this site.
There are two spreads in Cowboy Kate of Kate in a contemplative pose sitting on her stool. In one she is next to a Russian doll and a silhouette of herself in a doorway. In the other she is next to a toy bicycle. This print is an alternative treatment of the two book spreads. The book reference images are included in this post.
“...considered one of the most impressive examples of 20th-century black-and-white photographic strorytelling."Wall Street Journal (Commenting on the sale of the Cowboy Kate maquette at Christies in London 2007)Print Specs: This is a 12” x 16” (29.0cm x 40.0cm) print, a classic size for the archive. A later double weight silver gelatin print, printed by Sam in-house c.1980.
Condition: The print is in excellent condition. The images are not generic, apart from the book references, they are produced from the print referred to in this listing.
Rarity: There are only five known copies of this print with this crop at this scale and a further four with a slightly different crop of Kate on her stool. This is not the pose in the book where Kate is looking at the camera but Sam would not have not have made five prints if he didn’t feel it had equal or greater merit. It was an era of his career that produced an an embarrassment of riches when it came to picture editing.
Unique Offer: Every buyer of our vintage silver gelatin prints receives a contemporary copy of the same print entirely for free with a view to making ownership more flexible. To my knowledge we are the only estate offering this service. These prints which we normally sell for $1,350 occasionally come onto the secondary market for up to double or more that price. They are meticulously retouched and printed in-house on museum grade Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. The scale is the same as our estate standard size inkjet prints which are 24 inches (61.0cm) on the long axis.
Provenance: All prints sold by the estate including vintage and posthumous works are accompanied by detailed certificates of provenance which we call PIN (Print Identification Number) Certificates. The prints and the certificates are connected by a unique five figure hand written number on the reverse which is photographed and reproduced on the certificates. To the best of our knowledge this system is unmmatched in the industry.
Shipping and Tariffs: All prints in the archive ship for free including packing and insurance. Our USA clients are routinely subject to little or no tariffs.
Assistance with Collecting: The best way to get a super personalised service with generous support in every sense is to contact me directly ludwig@haskins.com I am happy to chat by phone or video link and collectors are also welcome to visit the warehouse by appointment.
Sourcing the Book: Copies in various formats and editions can be found on Abebooks. Here’s the Abebooks link for Cowboy Kate. Prices on Abebooks vary from US$ 41,737.70 (not a typo) to US$15.00. The estate have a handful of copies of the 1975 limited edition which was based on the 1964 printing but bound a decade later. See the books section of this site.