Artist
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)(French, born Hungary, 1899–1984)French, born Hungary, 1899–1984
CultureFrench
Titles
- Une Vespasienne, Boulevard Auguste Blanqui
Date1935
Place depictedParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 × 9 3/16 in. (30.2 × 23.3 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 9 1/4 in. (30.5 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 9 1/4 in. (30.5 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2013.707
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, New York, December 14, 1994, sale 7649, lot 37]; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston, 1994; given to MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History“A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso center right in pencil: Pase 55
verso lower right in pencil: Brassaï
verso bottom left a stamp: © COPYRIGHT by / BRASSAI / 81, Faubourg St. Jacques / PARIS 14eme Tel.707.23.41
bottom center two stamps: INTERDICTION DE REPRODUIRE / SANS AUTORISATION DE L'AUTEUR PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE
lower right a stamp with ink addition: Tirage de l'Auteur N.708
bottom center two stamps: INTERDICTION DE REPRODUIRE / SANS AUTORISATION DE L'AUTEUR PHOTOGRAPHIE ORIGINALE
lower right a stamp with ink addition: Tirage de l'Auteur N.708
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