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La danseuse Ludmila Tcherina dans sa loge (The Dancer Ludmila Tcherina in Her Dressing Room)

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1945

Artist:

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
French, born Hungary (now Romania), 1899–1984

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Brassaï, (Gyula Halász)

Title

La danseuse Ludmila Tcherina dans sa loge (The Dancer Ludmila Tcherina in Her Dressing Room)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1945

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper left, in graphite: "41"; verso, upper center, in blue ink: "DA.82"; stamped and inscribed verso, center, in purple and black ink: "BRASSAÏ / 81, RUE DU FAUBg ["g" in superscript] St ["t" in superscript] JACQUES / PARIS-XIVe ["e" in superscript] FORT-ROYAL 23-41 [in rectangle/stamped in purple ink] / Tlrage de l'Auteur [stamped in black ink] / BRASSAÏ / 81, RUE DU FAUBrg ["rg" in superscript] St-JACQUES / PARIS XIVe ["e" in superscript] / TÉLÉPH.: PORT-ROYAL 23-41 [stamped in purple ink/diagonally] / Ludmilla [sic] Tscherina [sic] / dans sa loge [underlined] [inscribed in black ink/diagonally]"; stamped verso, lower center, in purple ink: "© copyright by / BRASSAÏ / 81, Faubourg St-Jacques / PARIS - X Ve ["e" in superscript] Tél. 707-23-41"; inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: "4" [encircled]

Dimensions

Image/paper: 24.6 × 18.1 cm (9 11/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Exchange National Bank of Chicago

Reference Number

1974.372

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