Viktor Grebnev
The Return of German Civilians

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The Return of German Civilians
ArtistRussian, born 1907
CultureRussian
Titles
  • The Return of German Civilians
DateMay 1945, printed 1960s
Place depictedBerlin, Germany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 3/8 × 7 1/4 in. (21.3 × 18.4 cm)
 Sheet: 8 3/8 × 7 1/4 in. (21.3 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern and Geoffrey and Barbara Koslov
Object number2015.541
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Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceSerge Plantureaux, Paris; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in Russian on the verso: 1945, First Belorussian Front. // Berlin. // The return of German civilians. // V. Grebnev.

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