Brassaï Bastille Day, Place de la Bastille, Paris
Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer
Brassaï
1899 - 1984
Bastille Day, Place de la Bastille, Paris
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, signed in pencil and with the photographer's '81, Rue du Faubourg St-Jacques, Paris XIV, Téléph. Port-Royal 23-41' 'Tirage de l'Auteur' stamps on the reverse, framed, a Robert Miller Gallery label on the reverse
image: 11¾ by 9 in. (29.8 by 22.9 cm.)
frame: 20⅛ by 17¼ in. (51.1 by 43.8 cm.)
Executed in 1934, printed later.
Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Anjli Patel at Anjli.Patel@sothebys.com
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
This ferrotyped print is in generally excellent condition. As is typical of prints that have been ferrotyped, a general unevenness of the glossy surface and occasional pitting are visible upon close inspection. Visible under raking light are the following: occasional fingerprints at the edges of the print, a crease at the lower right corner that appears to break the emulsion, and a small crease in the upper right quadrant that does not appear to break the emulsion.
On the reverse, 'Le 14 Juillet, place de la Bastille, 1934.' is written in pencil in an unidentified hand.
When examined under ultraviolet light, this print appears to fluoresce.
Provenance:
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in 1998 by the present owner
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Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer
Brassaï
1899 - 1984
Bastille Day, Place de la Bastille, Paris
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, signed in pencil and with the photographer's '81, Rue du Faubourg St-Jacques, Paris XIV, Téléph. Port-Royal 23-41' 'Tirage de l'Auteur' stamps on the reverse, framed, a Robert Miller Gallery label on the reverse
image: 11¾ by 9 in. (29.8 by 22.9 cm.)
frame: 20⅛ by 17¼ in. (51.1 by 43.8 cm.)
Executed in 1934, printed later.
Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Anjli Patel at Anjli.Patel@sothebys.com
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
This ferrotyped print is in generally excellent condition. As is typical of prints that have been ferrotyped, a general unevenness of the glossy surface and occasional pitting are visible upon close inspection. Visible under raking light are the following: occasional fingerprints at the edges of the print, a crease at the lower right corner that appears to break the emulsion, and a small crease in the upper right quadrant that does not appear to break the emulsion.
On the reverse, 'Le 14 Juillet, place de la Bastille, 1934.' is written in pencil in an unidentified hand.
When examined under ultraviolet light, this print appears to fluoresce.
Provenance:
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in 1998 by the present owner
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