Lot 2
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ANONYME)

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

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  • Portrait d'une dame, vers 1845
Daguerréotype, demi-plaque, encadré sous verre. Imprimé 'Museum of Modern Art Loan' et annoté '# 19 37.156 Gilles' à l'encre sur une étiquette en papier fixée au verso. Une deuxième étiquette portant 'No 16' à l'encre et une troisième 'Douanes Exposition Paris'.

Provenance

Collection Albert Gilles

Exhibited

New York, Museum of Modern Art, Photography 1839-1937, 1937

Literature

Beaumont Newhall, Photography 1839-1937, New York, 1937, no. 44 ou 45

Condition

In its original frame. Oxidation along the edges, the center ares of the image very slightly yellowed. Needs cleaning.
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