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Boy Archer

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1929

Artist:

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

André Kertész

Title

Boy Archer

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1929

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, on mount, lower left, below image, in graphite: "A. Kertész"; recto, on mount, lower right, below image, in graphite: "1929"; stamped verso, on mount, upper right, in black ink: "JULIEN LEVY GALLERY, INC. / 15 EAST 57th STREET / NEW YORK CITY"; verso, on mount, center, in blue ink: "André Kertész / 75 Bould Montparnasse / Paris 6e"; verso, on mount, center, in blue ink: "REPRODUCTION RÉSERVÉE / EN CAS DE[?] REPRODUCTION /SIGNATURE EST OBLIGATOIRE"; inscribed verso, on mount, center, in graphite: "1" [encircled]

Dimensions

17.8 × 21.6 cm (7 1/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Mount: 28.8 × 38.7 cm (11 3/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Julien Levy Collection, Special Photography Acquisition Fund

Reference Number

1979.73

Extended information about this artwork

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