Lot 164
  • 164

W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978)

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • W. Eugene Smith
  • Banana carriers in Africa, vers 1954
Tirage argentique postérieur. Avec tampon du photographe au verso. Monté sous passe-partout et encadré.

Provenance

Christie's Photographs, New York, 30 October 1989, lot 524

Literature

W. Eugene Smith, Master of the Photographic Essay, Millerton/NY, Aperture, 1981, ill. p. 131 (intitulé 'from A Man of Mercy', in Life 15 Nov. 1954)

Condition

Coins et bords légèrement abimés par endroits. Coins supérieurs avec de légers plis. Sinon en bon état. Le tirage date probablement des années 1970. The corners and edges are partially slightly bumped, the upper corners with light folds, otherwise in good condition. Printed probably in the 1970s.
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