Robert Doisneau

a group of 11 photographs, each signed in ink in the margin, titled, dated, and initialed in ink on the reverse, 1945-58, printed later (11)

These prints are in generally excellent condition, except where noted. The corners of the prints are lightly bumped. Un Regard Oblique, 1948 Les Animaux Supérieurs 1957 Les Enfants de la Place Herbert, 1957 Picasso et Francoise Gilot, 1952 Le Fox-Terrier des Ponts de Arts, 1953 Midi a la Fonderie Rudier, 1949: There a few small handling creases in the margin and at the edges of this print. L'Enfer, 1952 Le Petit Balcon, 1958: In the right portion of the image, there is a small soft crease and a tiny surface indentation, neither of which break the emulsion or affect the image. La Concierge aux Lunettes, 1945 Giacometti dans son Atelier, 1957: There are 2 small soft crescent-shaped creases along the upper and lower edges of the image. Les Glaneurs de Charbon, 1945: There is a small soft handling crease along the lower edge of the image. These images are reproduced in 'Three Seconds from Eternity,' pp. 46, 66, 69, 81, and 143; 'Doisneau Paris,' p. 189; and 'Retrospective,' pls. 6, 7, and 67.
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