Lot Essay
The splendid dedication commemorates their long friendship and collaboration. Brodovitch designed Kertész's book Day of Paris, issued in the same year by the same publisher as Ballet.
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'Ballet'
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ALEXEY BRODOVITCH (1898-1971)
'Ballet'
New York: J.J. Augustin, 1945. oblong 4to. volume containing reproductions of 104 photographs by Alexey Brodovitch and text by Edwin Denby; inscribed 'A Kertesz (Hungarian gardener) from his friend and student with admiration, love and thanks, Alexey Brodovitch, N.Y. 21 September, 1962' in pencil (on the front endpaper); paper covers
'Ballet'
New York: J.J. Augustin, 1945. oblong 4to. volume containing reproductions of 104 photographs by Alexey Brodovitch and text by Edwin Denby; inscribed 'A Kertesz (Hungarian gardener) from his friend and student with admiration, love and thanks, Alexey Brodovitch, N.Y. 21 September, 1962' in pencil (on the front endpaper); paper covers
Provenance
From Alexey Brodovitch;
to André Kertész;
to the present owner
to André Kertész;
to the present owner
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