René Crevel

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Artist Dora Maar (French, 1907–1997)French, 1907–1997

CultureFrench

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René Crevel

Date1930–1935

PlaceFrance

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 11 7/16 × 8 15/16 in. (29.1 × 22.7 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 15/16 in. (29.1 × 22.7 cm)
Frame: 16 5/8 × 20 11/16 × 1 1/8 in. (42.3 × 52.5 × 2.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Louisa Stude Sarofim

Object number2000.668

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ProvenanceThe artist, Paris, d. 1997; Estate of the artist, Paris; [Piasa, Paris, Les photographies de Dora Maar, November 20, 1998, lot 138]; purchased by Anne Wilkes Tucker, Houston, 1998; given to MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition History"Dora Maar - Pablo Picasso: A Dangerous Liaison," Haus der Kunst, Munich, October 12, 2001–January 13, 2002; Centre de la Vielle Charité, Marseille, France, February 7–April 30, 2002; Tecla Sala Centre d'Art de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, May 21–July 14, 2002.
Published References Combalía Dexeus, Victoria, Haus der Kunst München, Centre de la Vielle Charité and Centre Cultural Tecla Sala. Dora Maar. München: Haus der Kunst München, 2001, cat. 126. Combalía Dexeus, Victoria and Musées de Marseille. Dora Maar: Bataille, Picasso et les surréalistes. Marseille: Musées de Marseille, 2002, cat. 120. Picard Audap Solanet & Associés. Les photographies de Dora Maar: une historie-des oeuvres. Paris: PIASA, 1998, pg. 113. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped in black, mount verso, lower right quadrant: DM // 1998

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