Brassaï

signed and with edition '4/30' in ink in the margin, title, date, and number in ink and with the photographer's '81, Faubourg St.-Jacques, PARIS-XIV' studio and reproduction rights stamps on the reverse, 1932, printed later (The Secret Paris of the '30s, unpaginated)

Halsted Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan

This later print, on double-weight semi-matte paper, is in generally excellent condition. There are flattened/rolled creases in the upper and lower wide margins that likely occurred during processing. When examined in high raking light, tiny deposits of original retouching and extremely small, soft handling creases are visible. On the reverse at the top corners are two small cloth tape hinge remnants.
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