Henri Cartier-Bresson Coney Island
Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 - 2004
Coney Island
gelatin silver print, titled and dated in pencil, the artist's credit reproduction stamp, and with The Museum of Modern Art exhibition labels on the reverse, framed, a Fraenkel Gallery label on the reverse
image: 13¼ by 9⅜ in. (33.7 by 23.8 cm.)
frame: 23 by 18¼ in. (58.4 by 46.4 cm.)
Executed in 1946.
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 early print, printed off center on very glossy paper, is in generally very good condition. Visible under raking light are occasional sharp creases at the corners of the image, some of which appear to break the emulsion. There is a small tear in the upper margin extending into the upper left corner of the image. There is faint soiling and occasional fingerprints in the left margin. There is a vertical crease running the length of the left margin. There is minor edge and corner wear.
On the reverse, there are occasional rust-colored deposits, possibly foxing. The edges of the reverse have somewhat yellowed. The title and date, written in pencil, have somewhat faded. The following is written in pencil in an unidentified hand: 'F157-34,' 'HCB/1187,' and 'MHCB.0148.Y.'
Provenance:
Private Collection
Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above in 2000 by the present owner
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Art House: The Collection of Chara Schreyer
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 - 2004
Coney Island
gelatin silver print, titled and dated in pencil, the artist's credit reproduction stamp, and with The Museum of Modern Art exhibition labels on the reverse, framed, a Fraenkel Gallery label on the reverse
image: 13¼ by 9⅜ in. (33.7 by 23.8 cm.)
frame: 23 by 18¼ in. (58.4 by 46.4 cm.)
Executed in 1946.
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 early print, printed off center on very glossy paper, is in generally very good condition. Visible under raking light are occasional sharp creases at the corners of the image, some of which appear to break the emulsion. There is a small tear in the upper margin extending into the upper left corner of the image. There is faint soiling and occasional fingerprints in the left margin. There is a vertical crease running the length of the left margin. There is minor edge and corner wear.
On the reverse, there are occasional rust-colored deposits, possibly foxing. The edges of the reverse have somewhat yellowed. The title and date, written in pencil, have somewhat faded. The following is written in pencil in an unidentified hand: 'F157-34,' 'HCB/1187,' and 'MHCB.0148.Y.'
Provenance:
Private Collection
Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above in 2000 by the present owner
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