Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
Vagabond Cat

Vagabond Cat

© Estate Brassaï - RMN-Grand Palais

Vagabond Cat
Vagabond Cat
ArtistFrench, born Hungary, 1899–1984
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Vagabond Cat
  • Chat Vagabond
Date1946
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (29.4 x 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (29.4 x 23.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.701
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped center, verso: "Brassai 31, Rue de Faubry St. Jacques Paris XIV teleph: Port-Royal 23-4"
Marked in ink and pencil, upper left, verso: "7 5", red crayon (?) center: "Tel", lower center: "58" (circled), along left side: line from top to bottom with diagonal streaks to the left
There is no evident signature.

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