Arnold Genthe (1869 - 1942)

Tirage argentique d'époque. Annoté Garbo - It was not easy for Greta Garbo to secure a Hollywood contract - this is one of a series of pictures Genthe made - which convinced movie directors of her great mobility of expression - au crayon d'une main inconnue. Monté sous passe-partout et encadré.

Arnold Genthe, As I remember, New York, Reynal and Hitchcock, 1936, autres images de la même séance p.166

Bon état général. Coins et bords abimés par endroits. Avec une petite rayure et un deux petits plis dans le coin supérieur droit. Au verso, avec restes de colle décolorée d'un montage antérieur. Good general condition. Corners and edges partially worn. With a small scractch and two small creases at the upper right corner. On the reverse, with remnants of discoloured glue from an earlier mounting.
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