Ernest Franssens
Surf and Rock, Big Sur, CA

Surf and Rock, Big Sur, CA
Surf and Rock, Big Sur, CA
Surf and Rock, Big Sur, CA
ArtistBelgian, born 1945
CultureBelgian
Titles
  • Surf and Rock, Big Sur, CA
Date1981
PlaceBig Sur, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 13/16 × 7 13/16 in. (24.9 × 19.8 cm)
 Mount: 16 9/16 × 13 3/8 in. (42.1 × 34 cm)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.626
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Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower right below image on mount in pencil " Surf and Rock-Big Sur 1981 "
lower left below image on mount in pencil " Franssens " [ indecipherable monogram ]
verso a printed label with additions in ink taped to mount " Photograph by Ernest Franssens California 1981 title: Surf and Rock- Big Sur print nr:vintage print 5/5 This print is processed and mounted to Archival Standards [ initials ? in ink ] "

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