William Klein
Isabelle + Opera (before blank faces), Paris

Isabelle + Opera (before blank faces), Paris
Isabelle + Opera (before blank faces), Paris
Isabelle + Opera (before blank faces), Paris
ArtistFrench, born United States, 1926–2022
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Isabelle + Opera (before blank faces), Paris
Date1962
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 × 15 3/4 in. (30.5 × 40 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 15 3/4 in. (30.5 × 40 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1454
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: "Isabelle + Opera (before blank faces) Paris 1962 [signature]"
Stamped in red, verso, lower right: "william klein / 9, rue falguière, paris / ség. 51.34"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: "BKV-1001"
Signed in pencil, verso, lower right: "William Klein"

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