Classic Photographs
Classic Photographs
Property from the Collection of Dr. Joseph D. Lichtenberg
Brassaï
'La Môme Bijou'
Lot Closed
October 5, 02:50 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Brassaï
1899 - 1984
'La Môme Bijou'
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated, and annotated in ink, the photographer's '81, Rue du Faub.-St. Jacques, Paris-XIV - PORt Royal 23-41', '81 Faubourg St.-Jacques, Paris 14eme, Tel. 707.23.41', and 'Tirage de l'Auteur' studio stamps on the reverse, framed, 1932, probably printed in the 1950s
image: 8 ⅝ by 7 ⅛ in. (21.9 by 18.1 cm.
frame: 20 ⅞ by 17 in. (53 by 43.2 cm.)
Christie's, New York, 8 April 1998, Sale 8884, Lot 241
Robert Klein Gallery, New York, 1998