Clayton "Pegleg" Bates

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

André Kertész

Title

Clayton "Pegleg" Bates

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1928

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, on mount, lower left, in graphite: "A. Kertész"; verso, on mount, lower right, in graphite: "1929"; stamped verso, on mount, upper right, in black ink: "JULIEN LEVY GALLERY, INC. / 15 EAST 57th STREET / NEW YORK CITY"; inscribed verso, on mount, upper center, in black ink: "5"; stamped verso, on mount, upper center, in black 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 black ink: "Clayton Leg Bates." verso, on mount, lower center in graphite: "2" [encircled]; verso, on mount, lower center, in red pencil: "168"

Dimensions

Image: 22.6 × 16.8 cm (8 15/16 × 6 5/8 in.); Mount: 35 × 27.4 cm (13 13/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Julien Levy Collection, Special Photography Acquisition Fund

Reference Number

1979.76

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