Willy Ronis (1910 - 2009)

Tirage argentique de 1976 et un tirage de presse du même sujet. Signé au feutre noir dans la marge inférieure droite, au verso, signé,  titré, daté et annoté tiré par moi même en 1976 par le photographe, signé au stylo à bille et avec le tampon du photographe et un tampon copyright. Le tirage de presse est annoté Le Louvre par le photographe, avec tampon du photographe et tampon 'signature obligatoire tous droits réservés'. Avec un papier calque fixé au bord supérieur, celui-ci abondamment annoté par le photographe au crayon et au feutre rouge.

Willy Ronis par Willy Ronis, cat expo. Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 1985, ill. pl. 42.

in good condition. The print with bumped corners and edges, a small tear (approx. 5mm) towards the centre of the lower edge and one small tear (approx. 5mm) at the right edge towards the top, and light surface dirt in the corners, all in the margin away from the image. With light traces of retouching. The press print, with light surface scratches, two handling marks at the lower edge and a diagonal crease (approx. 3cm) in the lower right corner, all traces of use which would be expected of a press print.
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