Bill Brandt Georges Braque

About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs
Bill Brandt
1904 - 1983
Georges Braque

gelatin silver print, titled in pencil and with the photographer's credit and '58, Hillfield Court, Belsize Avenue, London, N. W. 3.' stamps on the reverse
image: 7¾ by 9 in. (19.7 by 22.9 cm.)
Executed in 1936.

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Condition Report:
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This early print, on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. Very faint age-appropriate silvering is visible in the darkest areas. Visible under raking light are occasional handling creases that do not appear to break the emulsion. The margin corners are bumped.

There is discoloration along the upper edge of the reverse.

Provenance:
A.L.T. Messens, Belgian Surrealist poet, art dealer, director of the London Gallery

Private collection, Europe

Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, New York, 25 April 2003, Sale NY040103, Lot 141

Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto

Acquired from the above in 2003 by the present owner