Philippe Halsman

3 photographs, Jean Cocteau Painting, 'Dali and Mia Farrow,' and Atomicus, the first mounted to black board and signed in white ink on the mount, each with copyright/credit stamps and titled, dated, and/or annotated on the reverse, 1948-69, the last printed later (3)

These photographs are in generally very good to excellent condition. -'Jean Cocteau Painting': This print, on paper with a surface sheen, is hinged to a modern mount. In raking light, tiny surface scratches are visible. In the top left corner of the print, there is a slight unevenness in the mounting. The corners and edges of the mount are abraded; losses have been filled in with ink. On the reverse is the '33 West 67th Street, New York 23, N. Y., Endicott 2-9670' studio stamp and the annotation 'ICP 67' in pencil. There are also 2 small (½- and 2-inch) paper tape remains on the reverse. -'Dali and Mia Farrow': This print, on double-weight paper with a slight surface sheen, is rubbed at the corners and print edges. There is a tiny chip to the top layer of emulsion in the left edge of the print. -'Atomicus': This print is in generally excellent condition.
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