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Paul Arma's Hands, Paris

Black-and-white photograph of a pair of light-skinned hands holding spectacles upside-down.

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  • Black-and-white photograph of a pair of light-skinned hands holding spectacles upside-down.

Date:

1928

Artist:

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

André Kertész

Title

Paul Arma's Hands, Paris

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1928

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

24 × 18 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/8 in.); Mount: 36.8 × 27.3 cm (14 1/2 × 10 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Julien Levy Collection, Special Photography Acquisition Fund

Reference Number

1979.78

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