Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
Misia Sert, Antonio Canovas del Castillo, Helena Rubinstein, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and Serge Lifar at a Party at Helena Rubinstein's Apartment, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris, July 1938
Artist
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)(French, born Hungary, 1899–1984)French, born Hungary, 1899–1984
CultureFrench
Titles
- Misia Sert, Antonio Canovas del Castillo, Helena Rubinstein, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and Serge Lifar at a Party at Helena Rubinstein's Apartment, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris, July 1938
DateJuly, 1938
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 15/16 × 11 3/4 in. (22.7 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 3/4 in. (22.7 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 11 3/4 in. (22.7 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Arnold, Jr.
Object number94.385
Non exposé
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Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897 - 1997", February 23 through April 20, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: All inscriptions in pencil and verso unless otherwise noted: Anne Tucker's and Gilberte Brassaï's initials, lower left corner; reference number, left edge and center in blue ink: "So 347"; edition number is incorrect.
The photograph is not signed. Dated in pencil center right, verso: "juillet [1945 crossed out] 1938"; artist's stamps, center and lower right corner.
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