Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
The First Boat

The First Boat

© Estate Brassaï - RMN-Grand Palais

The First Boat
The First Boat
ArtistFrench, born Hungary, 1899–1984
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The First Boat
  • Le premier bateau
Date1929–30
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 × 9 5/16 in. (17.8 × 23.7 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 9 5/16 in. (17.8 × 23.6 cm)
Credit LineGiven in memory of Geraldine Wilkes Tucker Wallace
Object number94.377
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Gilberte Brassaï]; given to MFAH, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Anne Tucker's and Gilberte Brassaï's initials appear in pencil, upper left corner, verso; reference number in pencil along left edge, verso: "P 171"; artist's stamps in the center and two superimposed, lower right corner, verso; edition number is incorrect.
The photograph is not signed or dated.

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