Sale 1274
| New York
| New York
Estimate$8,000 – $12,000
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, Collection of Marie-Thérèse and André Jammes, October 27, 1999, lot 124;
to a Private Collection;
Heritage Auctions, June 5, 2018, lot 73124
Literature:
Aubenas & Lacoste, Les Nadar: Une Legende Photographique, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 2018, p. 92
The portrait I do best is of the person I know best.
FÉLIX NADAR
Rich, warm toned print on matte paper, trimmed into an oval and mounted on period card. Small losses at upper edge (right) and lower right (sleeve area), visible under close inspection only; extremely minor scuff towards bottom edge -- again visible under closest inspection only. A wonderful portrait of the pioneering French photographer's son, in very good condition. Sold framed.
Frame dimensions: 19 1/2 x 16 1/2in. (plexi)
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