Artist: Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971). Title: "Young Man in Curlers at Home on West 20th Street, N.Y.C". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1966. Printed 1972. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/2 x 8 5/16 in. (216 x 211 mm). 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. Comment(s): According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this scarce/rare image is $198,400 realized at Phillips, New York, 4/23/2004, lot #51. Arbus’s direct, confrontational approach to photography meant that her subjects did not always like their portraits. After seeing his, the writer Norman Mailer famously said, "giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child. Image copyright © The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC. [29595-2-800]