Lot 84
  • 84

André Kertész

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • André Kertész
  • WASHINGTON SQUARE
  • gelatin silver print
signed and dated in pencil on the reverse, 1954, printed later (Greenough, pl. 91)

Provenance

Acquired from the photographer, circa 1980

Condition

This print. with its slightly warm tonality, is in generally excellent condition. Upon close examination in raking light, a 2-inch faint scratch is visible in the lower left portion of the image. This does not appear to break the emulsion. There is light wear to the margin corners and upper margin edge.
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