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Inscribed recto, on mount, lower right, below image, in black ink: "P. Nadar"; stamped verso, on mount, upper center, in black ink: "JULIEN LEVY GALLERY, INC. / 15 EAST 57th STREET / NEW YORK CITY"; inscribed verso, on mount, center, in graphite: "Nadar/ Ballon [?] 1870[?]", verso, on mount, lower right, in graphite: "3" [with a circle around]
Julien Levy Collection, Gift of Jean Levy and the Estate of Julien Levy
Reference Number
1988.157.61
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New York, New York, The Equitable Gallery, “Julien Levy: Portrait of an Art Gallery,” August 13–October 31, 1998.
Frankfurt, Germany, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, “Monet and the Birth of Impressionsim,” March 11-June 21, 2015.
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