Louis Stettner

(self-published, 1989, an edition of 10), a portfolio of 18 photographs, each blindstamped in the margin, signed, titled, dated, and editioned '8/9' in pencil on the reverse, 1947-59, printed in 1989.  Folio, the colophon signed, navy cloth clamshell box with stamped gray title

These photographs are in generally excellent condition except where noted: -Children, Aubervilliers, France 1947: The edges of the print are rippled, the corners are bumped, and there are tiny deposits of original retouching in the bottom left corner of the image. -Parking Lot, Volendam, Holland ca. 1959 -Communion, Paris, France ca. 1950 -Ferry Crossing, Holland ca. 1959 -Family Walking, 14th Arrond., Paris, France ca. 1949 -Cafe at Pigalle, Paris, France ca. 1951 -Bus Stop, Mexico ca. 1956: In raking light, a faint one-inch indentation is visible in the lower right margin. -Woman Carrying Peaches, Mexico ca. 1956 -Avenue du Chatillon, 14th Arrond., Paris, France ca 1949: A stray ¼-inch indentation is visible in the top left margin. -A Cafe at Night, Place d'Alesia, Paris, France ca. 1950 -Farmer by the Sea, Normandy, France ca. 1950 -Train Compartment, Traveling to Spain ca. 1952 -Children Playing, Provincetown, Massachusetts ca. 1954: A tiny crease is visible in the upper edge of the image and margin. -Train Station Near Malaga, Spain ca. 1951 -Boys, Fishermen's Beach, Nazare, Portugal ca. 1959 -Windshield, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1957 -Sailor, Times Square, New York City ca. 1953 -Promenade, Brooklyn, New York ca. 1954
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