André Kertész

the photographer's estate stamp, with annotation in ink, on the reverse, framed, a Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, label on the reverse, 1926, printed later (Of Paris and New York, pl. 22)

This photograph is on double-weight, semi-glossy paper. The highlights are warm, and there is subtle uneven discoloration throughout. The photographer's estate stamp on the reverse of the photograph indicates that this print was made under the photographer's supervision and was in the printer's inventory at the time of Kertész's death. The estate stamp is annotated Print # '2-8130-62-1-1-02-G' in an unidentified hand in ink. Also on the reverse are the following notations in an unidentified hand in pencil: 'AK 006.2'; '005'; and '2-8130-62-1-1-02-G.'
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