Sale 5435
London, South Kensington
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26 November 2008
Price realised
GBP 2,375
Estimate
BRASSAÏ (1899-1984) Graffiti, 1935-50 gelatin silver print, printed c.1960 '81 Rue du Faubg St Jacques' credit stamp, numbered 'A.1689' and variously annotated in unknown hands in pencil on verso 15½ x 11½in. (39.5 x 29.3cm.)
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Literature
Brassaï, Graffiti, Flammarion, 1993, pl.93.
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