Paris Exposition Universelle

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Brassaï, (Gyula Halász)

Title

Paris Exposition Universelle

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1937

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper right, in graphite: "C4"; verso, upper center, in graphite: "1937 [underlined] / las exposition / universelle"; verso, center, in black ink: "N. 31. 2 I"; signed and inscribed verso, lower cneter, in graphite: "Brassaï [underlined] / Vintage [?]"; stamped verso, lower right, in purple ink: "© COPYRIGHT by / BRASSAÏ / 81, Faubourg St-Jacques / PARIS 14eme ["eme' in superscript] Tél. 707.23.41"

Dimensions

Image/paper: 24.7 × 18 cm (9 3/4 × 7 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Michael Glicker

Reference Number

1985.866

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