BRASSAÏ (1899–1984)

A Portfolio of Ten Photographs by Brassaï

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BRASSAÏ (1899–1984)
A Portfolio of Ten Photographs by Brassaï
Roslyn Heights, New York: Witkin-Berley, 1973. A portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints, each mounted on board; each signed in ink (mount, recto); each numbered 'Portfolio No. 40' and numbered sequentially '1' to '10' in ink on affixed portfolio label (mount, verso); each image/sheet approximately 12 x 9 in. (30.4 x 22.8 cm.) or inverse; each mount 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.) or inverse; together with title page signed and dated by the photographer in ink, foreword by the photographer, introduction by A. D. Coleman, biography, list of contents and a letter dated 1995 from Witkin-Berley confirming publication information and Brassaï as the printer; number forty from an edition of fifty; contained in folding pocketed black cloth portfolio, matching slipcase with grey and white lettering.

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, April 18, 1996, lot 324;
acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

Lot Essay

The titles are as follows:

Bal Musette, 1932
'Bijou' of Montmartre, 1932
Staircase in Montmartre, 1932
Girl Playing Snooker, Montmartre, 1933
Avenue de L'Observatoire, 1934
Portrait of Picasso with Stove, 1939
Market Porter, Les Halles, 1939
Matisse with his Model, 1939
Gala Soirée at Maxim's, 1949
Hospice de Beaune, 1951

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