Sale 1274
| New York
| New York
Estimate$1,500 – $2,000
Provenance:
Christie's New York, October 6, 1995, lot 433
Brassaï showed me that it was possible to find something significant in photographing subjects in everyday life doing ordinary things by interpreting them in your own way and with your own personal vision.
LOUIS STETTNER
Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper, trimmed to edges. Minor edge chipping and worn corners; areas of retouching and few very fine scratches across surface; tiny puncture, lower edge center -- all visible in a raking light, under close examination or not affecting image significantly. A beautiful, oversized print, in very good condition overall. Sold framed.
Frame dimensions: 20 3/4 x 24 3/4in. (glass)
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